PLANTS OF THE PUNJAB. 



957 



Shrubs with Alteknatk Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals None. 



SuoBla frutlccsa, 



Lfinfi, titkiitay zavtai. 

 Chenopodiacb^. 

 F. B. r. V. )-. 

 The Plains 



small, stem and branches slender, the latter many ; 

 leaves ^-^, in. long, linear and i cylindrical blunt, 

 floral leaves very small, fleshy; flowers minute on leafy 

 spikes, bracteate and 2 bracteolate, 5 lobed, equal or 

 unequal, stamens 5, short ; styles 3, seed coat black 

 shining. The leaves are used in ophthalmia and used 

 in making coarse soda (sajji). 



SalSOlafO'tiia small, pale grey, much branched: leaves minute 



MotUaii', gorjlane, shora. fleshy, nearly round, floral leaves longer overlapping ; 

 Chenopodiace^. flowers small, 5 oblate, axillary or on short spikes, 



F. B. I. V. 18. bracteoles leaf-like, sepals 4-5. concave, y^j in. across. 



The Plains. silvery white, winged, stamens 5 or less on separate 



flowers from those the 2-3 linear stigmas, which are 

 often turned down, the little flowers look like silver 

 stars among the leaves, galls j-f in. diam., often found 

 on the branchlets. Manna is sometimes obtained from 

 the surface of the leaves and the plant is used in 

 making coarse soda. 



Salsola verrucosa, 



Chenopodiace^. 

 F. B. I. V. 18. 



North-W»8t Frontier 

 Province. 



Daph.ne olooides, 



KutUal, xhimj, kagmri. 

 Thymel^ace.^;. 

 F. B. I. V. 193. 

 Himalaya, 3-9,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Hazara (Barrett). 



Dapknc canna'bina, 



Satpv,ra, viggi^jeku. 



rHYMEL.EACE.E. 

 F.B.I. V. 193. 



Himalaya, 5-7,000 ft. 

 Simla (.Ccllett). 



large, stout, like the last species, but the flowers are 

 larger \-^ in. diam., dark-brown. 



small, branches many, velvety ; leaves, sessile 1-2^ 

 ins. long, ovate or lanceolate with broad tip, sharp 

 pointed or blunt, sometimes a little hairy ; flowei-s 

 pinkish white, j\ in. long in terminal clusters, calyx 

 tubular, 4 spreading lobes, ovate, no bi-acts ; stamens 

 8 in two series nearly sessile ; fruit is a berry dry or 

 fleshy, \-^ in. long, orange or scarlet, seed one. The 

 leaves are poisonous to camels. The bark is consider- 

 ed to be an alterative and used in diseases of the 

 bones. 



medium size, branches smooth, leafy at the tips ; 

 leaves 2-4 ins. long, nearly sessile, lanceolate, i-ather 

 leathery ; flowers sessile i in. long, white in bracteate 

 terminal clusters, calyx tubular, woolly outside, 

 scented, lobes 4, ovate, stamens 8 in two series, 

 nearly sessile , berry ^ in. long, ovoid, orange to red, 



