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July 27, 1885. А very characteristic shrub, from 2 to 3 feet in height, growing in the 
form of a large ball, and very much resembling in general habit, and from similar locali- 
ties as, Lactuca orientalis. The flowers are pure white, open at sunrise, and closing at 
once under the direct rays of the sun. 
CONVOLVULUS SUBHIRSUTUS, Regel & Schmalh. Descrip. Plant. Nov. Turkestan. fasc. vii. 
1879, p. 53. 
Badghis: 533, Мау 21, 1885. А conspicuous shrub, throwing up dense clusters of 
annual stems three to four feet in height. 
CONVOLVULUS ARVENSIS, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 108. 
Hari-rud valley: 436, May 11, 1885, June 3, 1885; Badghis: May 16, 1885. 
CONVOLVULUS PILOSELLJEFOLIUS, Desr.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. р. 103. 
Hari-rud valley: 619, June 6, 1885; Khorasan: June 12, 21, 28, 1885. А very 
common plant in the vicinity of cultivation. 
CRESSA ORETICA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 114. 
Helmand valley: 76, Oct. 23, 1884; Hari-rud valley: 614, June 6, 1885; 785, 
August 20,1885. Extremely common, especially on clay soil. 
CUSCUTA, Sp. | 
Hari-rud valley: 430, Мау 10, 1885; Badghis: May 19, 1885. А common parasite. 
CUSCUTA, Sp. | 
Hari-rud valley: 1089, Мау 28, 1885. Common on low bushes. 
SOLANACEZ. 
SOLANUM NIGRUM, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 284. 
Helmand valley : October 28, 1884; Нагі-гай valley : 727, July 27, 1885; Khorasan. 
А very common plant, the leaves of which are cooked as a pot-herb. 
Тустом BARBARUM, Linn.; Boiss. КІ. Or. iv. р. 289. 
Northern Baluchistan: 37, October 4, 1884, October 11, 1884; Hari-rud valley: April 18, 
1885, June 5, 1885. Very characteristic of the Hari-rud river, where it was one of the 
first shrubs to throw out its early, bright, rice-green foliage, which was noticeable from 
a great distance. It is sometimes as much as 12 feet in height, with long, er ean 
branches, like those of a Bramble. The fruit is bright red, and dries on the shrub. The 
natives in Baluchistan, owing to the bright colour of the fruit, call this, as well as Stocksia, 
Koh-tor. It was supposed that we lost so many camels at Omar-sha in consequence of 
their eating this shrub when in fruit. 
_ Hari-rud valley: 736, July 27, 30, 1885. A common shrub on the outskirts of villages 
and near old buildings. Fruit the shape and size of a large pea, deep purple when ripe: 
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Lycrum RUTHENICUM, Murr.; Boiss. Fl. Or. iv. p. 290. 
