86 DR. 7. E. Т. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY OF 
STATICE LEPTOSTACHYA, Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 872. 
Hari-rud valley: 1076, Мау 12, 1885. Іп salt, sandy soil, especially where moisture 
has collected after a fall of rain, closely crowded together, forming a turf. Flowers 
snow-white. 
Var. scapis filiformibus. Hari-rud valley : 331, April 27, 1885. 
STATICE SPICATA, Willd.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 871. 
Hari-rud valley : 291, April 21, 1885 ; 341, April 29, 1885, May 13, 14, 1885. On 
sandy soil ; only common in the northern part of the Hari-rud valley and Badghis district. 
А. very conspicuous herb, with spikes of splendid rose-pink flowers. 
Var. foliis subintegris. 
Hari-rud valley: 1077, April 97, 1885. Іп saline sandy soil, associated with the type 
and S. leptostachya, forming together a sward. Flowers pure white. 
PRIMULACEA. 
PRIMULA, sp. | 
Badghis : 126, March 14, 15,1885. In moist loamy soil on the low hills near Gulran, 
at an elevation above 2000 feet. Leaves from two to three inches in length; flower-buds 
carmine, developing magenta. 
ANDROSACE MAXIMA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 18. 
Hari-rud valley : 217, April 13, 1885 ; Badghis, May 1, 1885. In stony soil; very 
common. Flowers yellowish. 
ПтохүвтА ТАРЕТОРЕЗ, Bunge; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. р. 21. 
Khorasan: 634, June 16, 1885. Limestone cliffs, on а north-east exposure, at an 
altitude of above 5000 feet. Characteristic and clothing the rocks like a carpet of moss, 
but very difficult to collect. 
GLAUX MARITIMA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. D. С. 
Hari-rud valley : 1078, 1885. Common on banks of streams and in river-beds. 
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ANAGALLIS ARVENSIS, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. р. 6. 
Hari-rud valley : 787, August 20, 1885. Occasional in loamy soil. 
ОТЕАСЕ Д. 
FRAXINUS OXYPHYLLA, Bieb.; var. В, Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 40. 
Khorasan: 1080, August 98, 1885. Native names: Binaush, Benaush. Cultivated 
in orchards and in the vicinity of houses ; wood valued for all domestic purposes. 
FRAXINUS, sp. 
Hari-rud valley : 251, April 16, 1885 ; 1081, May 12, 1885. Native names: Binaush, 
Benaush. А cultivated tree, usually met with near shrines, and held sacred. The wood 
_ is valued for ploughs and farm-implements. I measured a tree in the village of Khusan 
Du which was 10 feet 6 inches in girth at six feet from the ground, though not 80 feet high, 
but divided into very large bulky branches. 
