ТНЕ AFGHAN DELIMITATION COMMISSION, 129 
Тотовтома У’тенти, Berk. in Herb. Kew. 
Hari-rud valley: 178, 181, 203, April 7, 11, 1885. 
“ Peridium globosum (1-1 unc.) albidum, ore submammoideo pertusum, stipite rigido 
æquali, longitudinaliter striato (14-3 unc.) initio squamoso, sporis capillitioque aureo- 
testaceis."— M. C. Cooke. 
GEASTER STRIATUS, Var. MINOR, Fries, Syst. Мус. iii. p. 14. 
Hari-rud valley : 180, April 7, 1885. 
USTILAGO URCEOLORUM, Tul. in Ann. Sc. Nat. 3"* série, vii. р. 86, t. 4. f. 7-10. 
Badghis: March 19, 1885. Affects the utricles of Carex stenophylla, which become 
like blue-black beads. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES. 
[ Where not otherwise indicated the plants, or portions of plants, are represented natural size. ] 
PLATE I. 
Ranunculus leptorrhynchus, Aitch. et Hemal. 
Fig. 1. Outside view of sepal, enlarged. 
2. Inside view of sepal, enlarged. 
9. A petal, enlarged. 
4. А young carpel, enlarged. 
5. Section of a nearly ripe carpel, enlarged. 
Puate II. 
: Nigella integrifolia, Regel. 
Fig. 1. A flower with involucre, enlarged. 
. One bract of the involucre, enlarged. 
. А sepal, enlarged. 
. А petal, enlarged. 
. Front and back views of a stamen, enlarged. 
. Ripe follicles dehiscing, enlarged. 
. А seed, enlarged. 
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РгаАтЕ III. 
Delphinium Zalil, Aitch. et Hemsl. 
Fig: 1. Branchlet bearing ripe fruit, natural size. 
2. Spurred sepal, natural size. 
3. An anterior sepal, natural size. 
SECOND SERIES.— BOTANY, VOL. III. 
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