44 DR. J. E. Т. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY OF 
spring; the flowers are copper-coloured. Тһе plant has been well named, as its general 
appearance and fleshy leaves much resemble a Portulaca. 
ZYGOPHYLLUM FABAGO, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 918. 
Hari-rud valley: 568, May 26, 1885; July 30, 1885; Khorasan: June 15, 1885; 
Badghis: 108, Dec. 9, 1884. In waste places round villages and old buildings; very 
common. Native name Simang. Тһе roots crushed and employed to cleanse sores. 
ZYGOPHYLLUM ATRIPLICOIDES, Fisch. et Mey.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 911. 
Northern Baluchistan: 7, Sept. 27, 1884; Hari-rud valley : 152, April 2, 18, 19, 1885. 
Native name Kich. "This is the characteristic shrub from Quetta to Bala-morghab, 
although never very numerous, still sufficiently so as to make it a striking object in the 
most desert places. Its curious fleshy leaves, bright yellow flowers, and large winged 
fruit always attract attention. Хо animals browse on it, and its wood is useless for fuel. 
FAGONIA ARABICA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 907. 
Collected between the Hamun of the Helmand and Zagin, Nov. 5, 1884. Specimen lost. 
СЕВАХТАСЕ Ж. 
BIEBERSTEINIA MULTIFIDA, DC. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. р. 899. 
Badghis: 144, April 1, 1885; Мау 1, 20, 1885; Hari-rud, April 29, 1885. 
Abundant in sandy loamy soil in the Badghis ; has large tuberculated root-stocks. 
GERANIUM ROTUNDIFOLIUM, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 881. 
Badghis: 499, May 18, 1885; Hari-rud valley : June 16, 1885. 
Very occasional, in the shade of rocks and bushes. 
GERANIUM COLLINUM, Steph., var. Томрезлт, Fisch.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 874. 
Khorasan : 684, June 18, 1885. 
In moist meadow-lands, along with the species of Orchis enumerated below, at an 
altitude of 5000 feet , near Bezd. . 
GERANIUM TUBEROSUM, Linn.; Boiss. Fl Or. i. р. 873.— Var. Онавінят, Aitch. et 
Hemsl.; Bot. Mag. t. 6910. 
Badghis: 379, May 2, 3, 1885. In the crevices of ledges of limestone and sandstone 
rocks, at an altitude of 3000 feet, on the north and east sides of the Kambao pass; frequent. 
А. perennial, one to two feet іп height, though usually from four to six inches; stems of 
the larger plants weak and spreading, of the smaller stiff and erect ; root-stock consisting 
of a number of superposed tubers, the lowest usually the largest and about an inch in 
diameter; lowest stem-leaves on long petioles; flowers rose-coloured, varying а good 
deal in size; the petals increase in size until they fall off. 
ERODIUM CICONIUM, Willd.; Boiss. Fl. Or. i. p. 891. 
Hari-rud valley : 1036, 281, April 21, 1 i : 
_ between boulders. » April 21, 1885. Common in the shade of rocks and 
. Евортом OICUTARIUM, L’Hér.; Boiss. Fl Or. i. p. 890. 
Hari-rud valley : 91 TOT : А 
ГЕНЕ A alley: 213, April 13, 1885; Badghis: 369, May 1, 1885. Native name 
