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Anacardiace.*:. 



Pistacia khinjah, Stocks. — Vern. name: Kasur, Gwan. 



Pers. Bal. : Kalgar Pass. Bampusht Range, above 3.000' — 17. IX, 16 • 

 Gu8ht,42 m. N. W. of Dizak— 1-3. VIII, 16 ; Maindar— 23 IX, 16; Grawan 

 —15. VII, 16. 



Uses: " Red berries are eaten." (Hotson). 



Distribution: Baliiuhistan, Afghanistan, Gilgit, Chitral, Persia. 



Fistacia mutica. Fish. & Mey. (=-^. calmlica, Stocks). 



Pers. Bal. : Surchah Paskuh— 22-24. VIII, 16. 



Distribution : Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Kuram Valley, Gilgit. 



Leguminsos.35. 



Leobordia (/unistoides, Fenzl. — Vern. name : Kahurkah. 



Pers. Bal : Kalgar Pass, Bampusht range, up to about 3,500' — 17. IX, 16. 



Distributi on : Taurus. 



Cioia'nr'ta hurhia, Hamilt. 



Pers. Makran : About 5 m. N. of Chahurbar, 200'— 1. II, 17. 



Distribution : Gujarat, liajputana, Punjab, Sind, Afghanistan, 

 Baluchistan. 



Melilotiis officinalis, Willd. 



Pers. Makran: Geh, 1,500'— 10. 1, 17. 



Distribution : Europe, Orient. 



Medicayo denticidata , Willd. 



Pers. Makran: Geh. 1,500'— 10. I, 17. 



Tephroda tinctoria, Pers. — Vern. name : Matkenu, Matkianok (Bal.). 



Pers. Makran : About 5 m. N. of Chahurbar, 200'— 1. II, 17 ; Geh, 1,470' 

 —21. I, 17 ; Ziarat, 29 m. S. of Geh, 500'— 28. 1, 17. 



Pers. Bal.: Tuturan in Valley of Kaja river, 17 m. N. of Quasrqand, 

 2,300'— 28. XII, 16. 



Distribution : India. 



Astragalus fohiacanthv.s, Royle — Vern. name : Bazbogh. 



Pers. Bal.: Kalgar Pass. Bampusht Range, 4,000-4.800'— 17. IX, 16. 



Uses: "Eaten by goats and sheep. Gives much milk" (Hotson). 



Distribution: N. W. India, Afghanistan. 



Astrarjalns sp. — Vern. name : Baluk. 



Brit. Makran : Grawag on Mashklul river, 2,000' — 1. X, 16. 



Uses : " Seeds eaten by men " (Hotson). 



Astrat/alus sp. — Vern name : Bazhogh. 



Pers Bal: Maindar, on N. slopes of Bampusht Range— 22. IX, 16. 



" This is said — but not positively — to be the male bazbogh. It certainly 

 has a considerable resemblance to the ordinary bazbogh." (Hotson). It 

 seems to be a popular fancy in Persian Baluchistan to call nearly allied 

 species male and female. A similar case, mentioned by Capt. Hotson, 

 will be recorded under the order Cj//)erac&(c . 



Astragalus sp. — Vern. name : Shinisg. 



Pers. Bal.: Chitram Pass, Bampusht Range, above about 3,000' — 21. tX, 16. 



Uses : Very good camel grazing. 



Scorpiurus sp. (near nairicata W.) — Vern. name : Palak (Bal.). 



Pers. Makran: Geh. 1,400'— 10. I, 17 ; Bint, 1,400'— 14. I, 17. 



Jlippocr^pis sp. (possibly uni-nlir/uc.^a W.) 



Pers. Makran: Bint, 1,400'— 13. I, 17. 



Tavernic-rn eplifdroidea, J&uh. & Spach. — Vern. name: Shinzok (Bal. and 

 Brah), Latug (Bal). 



Pers. Bal. : Kaigar Pass, Bampusht Range, 2,500 — 4,000', very common at 

 all heights — 17. IX, 16. Brit. Makran : Grawag, on Mashkhil river, about 

 i>600'— I. X, 10. 



