PLANTS GATHERED IN AND ABOUT MCSSOOlilK. 



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Commelina pulyspatha. 



Coinmelina obliijua. 



Cyanotis barbate. 



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 Juncui ooneinnux- 



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Arittcema jacque- 



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Remusatia huokeriana. 



Aeorui calamui. 



Fairly common, blooms in September-October. 

 Very common, flowei-a during August-September. 

 Found in flower in September. 



Fairly common, blooms in August, 

 Common, flowers during the rains. 



Very common, growing on trees, rocks and banks. 

 I have specimens in cultivation in hanging baskets, 

 la September it throws out its bulbule bearing shoots 

 which look curious and pretty. 



Vernacular " Bach " or " Ghor-bach ", in streams 

 in the valleys below Mussoorie, grows freely in the 

 water logged ground at Nt\la-Pani near Dehra, both 

 rhizomes and leaves of this aromatic plant are used 

 medicinally. The powdered rhizomes or a decoction 

 made by boiling the roots in water forms a good wash 

 for dogs and poultry to free them of insect pests. 



