PLANTS GATHERED IN AND ABOf'T MUSSOORIE- 485 



KcUpta erecta. 



fialintoija pjrvi/fora. 



Bldens piloia an>i 

 Bidens wallicti ii. 



Artemixm veftita. 

 Serratula pallida, 

 (rerhera lanuginosa. 



Ech%nopt_ sp. 

 Aindicsa apterj. 



Crepis fcetida. 



Cvepii japonica- 



Lactuca scariola. 

 Laetuca vtacrorMza. 



Prenanthe.* bruno- 



niana. 



Sonehug oleraceus. 



XXXV.-CAMPAN 

 ULACE^. 



Campanula colorata. 



Campanula argyrO' 

 trieha. 



XXXVI.-ERICA- 



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Andromeda ovalifoUa. 



In fields about villages below Mussoorie ; all parts 

 of this plant are medicinal. Vernacular " BhanGfra ". 



A very common weed ; flowers in the rains. 



Both very common : plants flower September and 

 October. 



Is very common; flowers during the rains. 



Is very common and flowers in the i-ains. 



Grows everywhere ; abundant on rocks and old 

 walls. The white coating on the under side of the 

 leaves '• cupphi " or " kapas " is collected by the 

 paharis as tinder for flint and steel. 



Not yet found in flower. 



On road to Municipal gardens ; flowers before the 

 rains. 



Common in fields below Mussoorie : in flower 

 throughout the summer months. 



On Vincent's Hill north slope above Municipal 

 gardens. 



Common everywhere ; flowers August-September. 



Common ; growing on rocks and old walls ; flowers 

 throughout the summer and wet months. 



Common in shaded localities ; flowers September. 



Very common : flowers in September and October. 



A common road side plant ; flowers throughout 

 the summer and wet months. 



Found on rocks ; flowers in September. 



Found in Mussoorie in forests but is not common. 

 Vernacular name " Aiyar" or " Ainyar" ; the leaves of 

 this tree are considered poisonous to goats : flowers 

 here in April. 



