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CERASTIUM DICHOTOMUM, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 721. 
Badghis : 358, May 1, 1885. Occasional, in shady places. This very distinct species 
extends westward to Spain. 
STELLARIA KorsCHYANA, Fenzl; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 705. ; 
Khorasan: 655, June 16, 1885. At an altitude of above 5000 feet ; in shady places, 
amongst stones, common. 
ARENARIA TENUIFOLIA, Linn., var.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 685. 
Locality unknown : 1025 (1885). 
ARENARIA HOLOSTEOIDES, Edgew.; Hook. f. Fl. British India, i. p. 241.— Lepyrodiclis 
holosteoides, Fenzl; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 668. 
Hari-rud valley : 229, April 18, 25, 1885, May 11, 1885; Khorasan: June 16, 1885. 
Native name Gandam-ak. А profuse weed in cultivated ground, especially amongst corn. 
ARENARIA MEYERI, Boiss. Fl. Or. і. p. 682. 
No locality given : 1026 (1885). 
ARENARIA SERPYLLIFOLIA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 701 (incl. 4. leptoclados, Reichb.). 
Badghis : 361, May 1, 1885; 493, May 17, 1885. Under the shade of large rocks; scarce. 
BUFFONIA MACROCARPA, Ser.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 667. 
Hari-rud valley: 599, June 4, 1885, July 28, 1885. In stony rocky ground; not 
uncommon. From a woody root-stock a dense mass of annual stems spring, about 
18 inches in height; in general appearance very much resembling a clump of Linum, 
only stiffer. 
SPERGULARIA DIANDRA, Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 733. 
Hari-rud valley : 1027 (1885). 
In stony places, near Khusan. 
TAMARISCINEA. 
TAMARIX TETRANDA, Pall.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 769, var. ? 
Hari-rud valley : 285, April 19, 1885, 286, April 19, 1885, 296, April 21, 1885; Bad- 
ghis: May 1, 4, 1885. This species is nearly allied to 7. parviflora, DC. It is a shrub, 
sometimes as much as twelve feet in height, occurring on islands in the river, in stream- 
beds, and on the banks of streams throughout the Hari-rud valley, and over the whole of 
the Badghis. Native name Gaz, a term applied generically to several. species; the 
wood forms excellent fuel. 
TAMARIX PALLAsriL. Desv.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 773. 
Hari-rud valley: 1028, August 6, 1885, June 4, 1885. On sides of water-courses ; 
common. | 
TAMARIX TETRAGYNA, Ehrenb.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 768. 
 Hari-rud valley: May 7, 1885; Badghis; 391, May 4, 1885. | 
Native name Gaz-shora. А small graceful tree on the islands of the Hari-rud, апа 
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