140 MR. J. BORNMULLER’S RECENT BOTANICAL 
46. Festuca ovina, Linn.?—Hill-slope two miles north of 
Murus river, head-waters Yangtsekiang, at 14,750 ft. Liat. N. 
33° 53', long. E. 91° 81'. Sandy soil, some clay. June 21, 
1892. 
Europe, N. Africa, Siberia, Himalaya, N. & S. America, and 
mountains of Australasia. Mr. Rockhill’s specimen is a mere 
fragment. 
47. Usnea barbata, Fries.—Valley of Pontramo, east of Ba- 
tang, at 12,600 ft. Lat. N. 29° 59’, long. E. 99° 42’. Sept. 19, 
1892. 
Sometimes 30 feet long. Hangs only on the oaks called “ green 
oaks” (ching kang) by the Chinese. This oak is called by the 
French missionaries “ chéne 4 feuilles de houx.”’ 
All over the world in temperate and tropical regions. 
Recent Botanical Exploration in Southern Persia, being the 
substance of a Letter from Mr. J. BornmtLier to Dr. Orto 
- Srapr. (Communicated by the Secretary.) 
{Read 16th February, 1893.] 
Mr. J. BornMiLyer, a botanist known from his collections in 
Asia Minor, went, late in 1891, to S. Persia with the intention of 
exploring the high mountains of Kirman, which were botanically 
a terra incognita. He reached the province of Kirman early 
in May of Jast year, and visited first Kuh Sirdsh and Kuh 
Jupar. As it was still too early in the season for exploring the 
high alpine region, he repeated his excursions to Kuh Jupar, 
from which point his narrative begins. 
Mr. J. Bornmiiller brought his exploring tour in the pro- 
vince of Kirman to a successful conclusion. The following is 
a short summary of his excursions after his first visit to Kuh 
Jupar. 
He visited Kuh Jupar again in the second week of June, 
when he reached an elevation of 3850 m. (12,644 English 
feet), but was unable to get to the very top on account of the 
excessive steepness of the rocks along the ridge. He encamped 
for six days at 3000 m. (9842 feet). In the beginning of July 
he started for Kuh Lalesar and Kuh Hezar, which, like Jupar, 
had never been visited before by a botanist. 
