62 DR. 7. E. T. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY ОЕ 
Prunus AMYGDALUS, Baill.—4mygdalus communis, Linn. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 641. 
Hari-rud valley: 243, April 16, 1885. Native name for tree and fruit Bedam; culti- 
vated in orchards. 
PRUNUS persica, Benth. & Hook. f.— Persica vulgaris, Mill. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 640. 
Hari-rud valley: 250, April 16, 1885. 
Native name SAaft-alu. Cultivated in orchards and always grafted ; bears fine fruit. 
PRUNUS EBURNEA, Aitch. & Hemsl.—Amygdalus eburnea, Spach.; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. 
p. 645, var. floribus solitariis. | 
Hari-rud valley : 1056, April 15, 1885. 
Varies from the type in having solitary flowers, and the calyx and leaves woolly. 
Aol is the native name for P. eburnea and P. brahuica, both of which yield excellent fuel. 
PRUNUS EBURNEA, Aitch. & Hemsl., var. fructu flavo.— Amygdalus eburnea, Spach.; Boiss. 
Fl. Or. ii. p. 645. 
Badghis : 1057, May 22, 1885. 
Noted on the spot that the fruit was ripening yellow, like an apricot; but this may 
have been due to an insect affecting it. 
PRUNUS BRAHUICA, Aitch. & Hemsl., var. calyce omnino glabro.—Amygdalus brahuica, 
Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 645. 
Badghis: 133, March 18, 1885; May 20, 1885. 
PRUNUS, sp. aff. P. brahuice, Aitch. & Hemsl. 
Hari-rud valley: 1151, 1885. At an altitude of 3000 feet. Fruit only, which is 
broader than that of P. brahuica. 
Russ ртзсогов, Weihe et Nees; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 695. 
Mount Do-shakh: 1060, August 5,1885. Near running water, in shady places; very 
common above 3000 feet altitude. Extends throughout the Badghis from Bala-morghab 
westwards across the Hari-rud valley into Khorasan. 
Russ сжвг/в, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 693. 
Badghis: 537, May 22, 1885. "Throughout the Badghis, near running water, in 
gravelly soil, common. 
POTERIUM SANGUISORBA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 733. 
Badghis: 528, May 21, 24, 1885. At an altitude of 3000 feet, common. 
Rosa BERBERIFOLIA, Pall.— Hulthemia berberifolia, Dumort. ; Boiss. Fl. Or. ii. p. 668. 
Hari-rud valley: 305, April 22, 25, 1885; May 12, 1885; June 4, 1885. Badghis : 
_ April 29, 1885; Мау 19, 1885. Тһе most characteristic shrub of the country from 
Bala-morghab westward, over the whole Badghis, the Hari-rud valley into Khorasan ; 
up to an altitude of 5000 feet. Flowers bright yellow, with a dark le spot at th 
base of each petal. | 2 dei: 
Rosa DAMASCENA, Mill.; Hook. f. Fl. British India, ii. р. 364. 
| Hari-rud ашу: 254, April 16, Мау 12, 1885. Native name Gulab. Cultivated in 
