120 DR. 7. E. Т. AITCHISON ON THE BOTANY OF 
Juncus ACUTIFLORUS, Ehrh.; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 358. 
Khorasan: 663, June 17, 1885. Оп the banks of streams at an altitude of 5000 feet. 
JUNCUS LAMPOCARPUS, Ehrh.; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. р. 858. 
Hari-rud valley : 777, August 18, 1885. Common, near water, forming а turf. 
Juncus GERARDI, Loisel, var. CONDENSATUS, Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 356. 
Badghis: 528 (2nd) Мау 20, 1885; Paropamisus range: 557, May 24, 1885. In 
moist meadow-land, at an altitude of 4000 feet. 
PALMS. 
Рнахтх DACTYLIFERA, Linn.; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 47. 
Northern Baluchistan. Native name for the Palm Mach; for the fruit Khurma. In 
our march through Baluchistan we occasionally encountered specimens of the Date 
Palm, as at Nushki, Koh-haja, «е. The most northern locality where it was seen was 
Zagin in the Harut basin; here was one good specimen; three others close to it had 
lately been killed, I supposed by the frost, as their stems were still standing *. 
TYPHACE. 
ТУРНА ANGUSTATA, Bory & Chaub.; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 50. 
Khorasan: 803, August 25, 1885. Native name Lwhk. In still water. This species 
is apt to bear male and female flowers on different plants, and is thus pseudo-dicecious. 
'TYPHA, sp. 
Locality and date of collecting unknown: 1133.  Fruiting-spikes only. 
AROIDEZ. 
ARUM бот; Schott; Boiss. Fl. Or. v. p. 88. 
The specimens collected during this expedition are much larger than those collected 
in 1879 in the Kuram valley, the spathe being longer, the spadix longer and stouter ; 
but these differences appear merely due to a more luxuriant growth. 
А  Badghis: 354, Мау 1, 18, 1885. At the roots of bushes and amongst large stones; 
; common. This is a favourite food of the wild hog. 
uon  HELICOPHYILUM CRASSIFOLIUM, Engl. in DC. Monogr. Phanerog. vol. ii. р. 597 (excl. 
ге Biarum Lehmanni, Bunge). 
ж havenot seen an authentic specimen of this species ; but to judge from the descrip- 
er tions given, and by Schott’s figure of the plant, there seems no reason to doubt that the 
x beautiful specimens collected by Dr. Aitchison are referable here; they differ only in 
A. having the leaves somewhat narrower, and less hastate at the base, than is represented by 
ee in other respects they quite agree with the figure. The crispulate rsa of the 
: leaves г are > blackish purple. өк Е. Brown. 
МА and there is some К кА B t 
ould -mátitioh here that ма seed figured (бош. Linn. Soc. xix. pl. 26. figs. 9-12) as that of туне ат E 
