960 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, Vol. XIX. 



Shrubs with Alternate Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



JuQiperus communis, 



Juniper, 



Patthar, lewar, pama. 



CONIPEE^. 



F.B.I. V. 646. 

 Himalaya, 5-14,000 ft. 

 Hattu (Collett). 

 The Chor. (Bamber). 



Petals None. 



small, dense, erect, prostrate at high elevations' 

 greyish green ; leaves linear, ^-^ in., straight in 

 threes, pointed, concave above, convex below, male 

 cones ^ in. long, many, ovoid, female cones minute 

 bud-like consisting of many overlapping bracts, fruits 

 compound like a berry, purple black with a bloom, 

 the bracts just visible, seeds 3. The berries are used 

 in the distillation of gin, also as a diuretic, the wood 

 and leaves are burnt in the Punjab for incense. 



Juniperns pseudo- 

 salsina, 



BJiil, bheniri. 

 Conifers. 

 F. B. I. v. 646. 

 Himalaya, 9-15,000 ft. 

 Hazara CBarrett). 



medium size, dark coloured bark ; leaves of two 

 kinds, those on lower branches ^ in. long, linear, 

 sharp pointed, spreading, those on the terminal 

 branchlets/g in. long., broadly ovate, closely over- 

 lapping, tips free, back keeled ; flowers like the last 

 species ; fruit erect, ovoid, |-§ in., one seeded. 



Juniperus recurva, 

 Weeping Bins 

 Juniper, 



Bettar, ikentra, guggal. 

 CONIPER.E. 

 F. B. I. V. 647. 

 Himalaya, 7,500-15,001)11. 

 The Chor (Collett). 



medium size to small prostrate shrub, bluish green, 

 branches twiggy with hanging branchlets ; leaves in 

 whorls of 3, I in. long, curved, linear, sharp pointed, 

 flat and bluish green above, curved and pale green 

 below, cones terminal, male yellow ; fruit ovoid, 

 ^-i in., dark purple, seed solitary. The smoke of the 

 burning green wood acts as a violent emetic, the leaves 

 and wood are burnt as incense. 



Shrubs with Alternate Exstipulate Lobed Leaves. 



Petals Ununited. 



Hibes Grossularia, 

 Eoug]! Goosclaerry? 



Amlanch, hand, teila. 

 Saxipragace^. 

 F.B.I, ii. ilO. 

 Himalaya, 9-12,000 ft. 

 Paagi (Watt). 



small, usually 3 prickles beneath each leaf axil, 

 stems smooth or with many prickly haii-s ; leaves 

 nearly round with 3-5 lobes, often toothed, hairy 

 beneath ; flowers stalked in clusters of 1-3 flowers, 

 stalks with bracts at the base and 2 bracteoles at the 

 middle, calyx tube long, lobes 4-5 produced above the 

 fruit, petals 4-6, small, stamens 4-5 ; berry i in. long 

 oblong, inedible, seeds several. 



