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PLANTS GATHERED IN AND ABOUT MUSSOORIE 



DURING 11)08. 



By 



James Marten. 



I-RANUNCULA- 



Clematis montana. 



Clematit 

 ana. 



Buchanani- 



Anemone rieularit. 



T/ialiotrum Joliolomm. 



Delphinium denunda- 

 turn. 



II.-BERBERRI- 

 DACE^. 



Btirberis aristata. 



Berberis nejialensit. 



m -CRUCIFER^. 



Nasturtium officinale. 



AraUs Alpma. 



Caspella Buna-pastorii' 



IV.-VIOLACE^. 



Viota cmfscenn, 



V.-POLYGALA 



CE^. 



Pol'jijala erotalariode*. 

 VI.-CARYOPHYL- 



Gypfophila ceraatiodet. 



1b fairly common and blooms during April. 



Is very common ; begins to bloom in September and 

 lasts a long time. 



Is very common ; blooms in September. 



Very common plant ; blooms about July. 



Not common ; blooms July- August. 



An extremely common shrub ; blooms May-June, 

 fruit ripens July-August, is of a pleasant sub-acid 

 flavour and is greedily eaten by the natives. The 

 wood is bright yellow and is brought in by wood cut- 

 ters and sold as firewood. 



A handsome small tree with bright green impari- 

 pinnate leaves and yellow flowers in erect racemes ; 

 the berries are elliptic, bright purple and covered 

 with a glaucus bloom. 



The roots of these and other varieties are sold by 

 the hill men under the common name of " Rasaut", 



Common in most streams. 



Occurs, but not frequently met with, in and close to 

 the station. 



A common weed, flowers here in April. 

 Common everywhere. 



Growing on rocks. 



In bloom May, June, July. 



