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Ehretia lavis. 



Cynoglosmm furcatum. 



LIII.-CONVOLVU- 



Convolvulus arvenais. 

 Evolvulus alsinoides. 



Porana paniculata. 



Ouseuta rdflexa. 



LIV.-S O L A N A 



Solanuw rerhascifo- 

 lium. 



Solanwn indioum. 



Physal'ie minima. 



Phy salts peruviana. 



Is also a very common Dun tree, ascending to about 

 4 000 feet. The branches are lopped for fodder. 

 Vernacular '' Chamror." Flowers about March. 



Common on all road sides and elsewhere. Flowers 

 during the rains. Commonly called the " forget- 

 me-not." 



Common, blooms throughout the rains. 



Common on the grass covered lower slopes and old 

 abandoned fields. Appears to flower throughout the 

 year. 



Found in all the warmer valleys, blooms about 

 October when the plant looks very pretty covered 

 with a profusion of snow-white scented flowers. 

 The twigs of this climbing plant are used for making 

 baskets in the Dun. 



The Dodder, vernacular " Akas-bel " is a most 

 troublesome parasite. It quickly spreads and gen- 

 erally kills the host it grows upon. It ascends from 

 the plains into the hills to about 6,000 ft. I noticed 

 some fine Duranta hedges in Dehra that were com- 

 pletely smothered by it and were, I do not doubt, 

 finally destroyed. It is a favourite remedy with the 

 natives who use it for poultices and fomentations in 

 cases of swellings of the joints and Rheumatism. 



Found on the cart road about 4,000 ft. and again 

 above the Rajpur Road at 6,000 ft. appears at all times 

 to be in flower and fruit. Vernacular " Ban-tama- 

 khu." 



In waste places below Mussoorie ; flowers and 

 fruits throughout the year. All parts of this plant 

 are medicinal. Vernacular " Bhat-kataiya." 



Common on all waste places, in flower .and fruit 

 during the rains. 



The " Tippari " is a garden plant and is cultivated 

 extensively for its yellow Gooseberry like fruit. 



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