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89. LYCOPODIACE.E. 

 369. Selaginella sanguinolenta, Spreng. 



Shendtoi range, from 7000 to 9000 feet, on rocks in great luxu- 

 riance. This is new to the Himalaya, being known before from 

 Siberia and Kamschatka. 



90. Equisetacejs. 

 30, 320. Equisetum elongatum, Willd. 



Shinnak and Shalizan, at 4000 to 7000 feet ; April and May. 



91. Musci. 



950. Bartramia fontana, L. 



West base of Sikaram near spring of water, at 11,000 feet, 

 along with Orchis, Codonopsis, Ophelia, &c. 



368. Hypnum sp. near H. cupressiforme. 

 Shendtoi; May. 



92. Fungi. 



1267. Morchella conica, Pers. 



Appearing as the snow melts in the Shendtoi gorge, 7000 feet ; 

 common under bushes. 



Agaricus campestris, L. 



Kuram district, common at 6000 feet. 



Helvella crispa, Fr. 



Common in the Shendtoi ravine, from 7000 to 9000 feet ; end 

 of July. Eaten by the natives. 



Hydnum coralloides, Scop. 



Shendtoi, at the limit of trees (11,000 feet) on rotten wood, 

 growing from its surface like large masses of sponge, and not, as 

 commonly in Kashmir, suspended from the upper part of the 

 hollows of trees. Eaten by the natives. Collected end of August. 



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