PLANTS OF THE PUNJAB. 717 



Shrdbs with Alteknate Stipulate Compound Leaves. 

 Pod Bearing, Leaflets Many. 

 Petals Similar. 



leaves at the top of the branchlets, corolla x, in 

 stamens ununited, 8, i in. long ; pod curved, 3-4 by 

 i in., 6-10 seeded, joints square separating from the 

 sutures. 



Mimosa hamata, 

 Leguminos^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 201. 

 The Plains. 



like the last, but pinnae fewer and the sutures of 

 the pods armed with large hooked prickles. 



Leea^aspera, 



Kumala. 



VlTACE^. 



F B. I. L G65. 



The Plains to 7,000 ft. 



Simla (Collett). 



Kashmir. 



Spiraea vestita, 

 Spiraea Aruncus 



spiraea sorbifolia, 

 Rosacea. 

 F.B. I.ii. 324. 

 Himalaya 7-10,000 ft. 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Uazara (.Barrett.) 



Not Pod Bearing Plants. 



large, robust, branches grooved, spreading ; leaves 

 large, lower bipinnate, upper pinnate or the Jower 

 pmn^ 3-lobed, leaflets 3-6 ins. long, heart-shaped at 

 the base, oblong, sides not parallel, long-pointed, both 

 surfaces rough, round-toothed, stipules sheathing- 

 flowers yellow-green, small in spreading leaf -opposed' 

 nearly smooth clusters, calyx 5-toothed, petals b 

 oblong, united and to the staminal tube, stamens 

 5, united below into a 5-lobed tube, style short ; 

 berry i in. diam,, nearly round, flattened at the 

 top,3-6-celledand-seeded, black, succulent, edible, 

 seeds wedged-shaped. 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Stipulate, Lobed. 

 see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Stipulate, Compound. 



large ; branches smooth except at first, when rather 

 hau-y ; leaves even rarely odd pinnate, 8-12 ins. lona 

 stipules linear awl-shaped, leaflets 12-18 or I.3.19' 

 narrowly lanceolate, 2-4 ins., sharply toothed, lona 

 pointed, end one, if present, may be lobed ; flowert 

 white, i in. diam.. in terminal branching racemes 6-12 

 ins. long, calyx cup-shaped, 5 lobed, petals 5, rounded 

 stamens about 20, rarely united at the base, carpels 5, 

 smooth 01 velvety. 



