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Pers. Bal. : Kalgar Pass, Bampusht llange, up to about 4,000' — 17. IX 



Uses : Gives an orange dye (Hotson). 



Distribution : India, Afghanistan, Baluchistan, Persia. 



Acacia up. — Pers. Baluch. : Shastun, o m. X. W. of Dizak — :.'8. VII, 1(5. 



ItOSACE^E. 



Prunus amijgdalus, BaiU. — The Ahnond-tree. Vern. name : Archin. 



Pers. Bal. : Kalgar Pass, Bampusht Eange, 4,000'-4,800'— 17. IX, 16. 



Distribution : Indigenous in Western Asia. Cultivated in the Mediter- 

 ranean region, Persia, Afghanistan, Kashmir, Punjab. 



Prunus ebuniea, Aitch. and Hemsley. — Vern. name: Kotor, Mazhmong. 



Pers. Bal. : Kalgar Pass, Bampusht llange, 4,000'-4,800'— 17. IX, 16. 



Prunus jacfiur'montii, Hook f. — Vern. name : Kohi Putrunk. 



Pers. Bal. : Kalgar Pass, Bampusht Range, up to about 3,-jOO"— 17, IX, 16. 



Prunus sp. (mat. insuff.) — Vern. name : Gwathari. 



Pers. Bal. : Maindar, Bampusht llange — 22. IX, 16. 



Uses : " The berries are boiled to take away the bitterness. The Balu- 

 chis of these parts carry them about with meat, grains and dates as 

 provisions for a journey." (Hotson). 



Rosa sp. 



Pars. Bal. : Koh-i-Tafton, 7,400-9,000'— 31. X, 16. 



COMERETACE.15. 



Tenninalia cattappa, L. — The Indian Almond tree. Vern. name : Bidam 

 (Bal.). The Baluchis know it is not an Almond but give it a similar name. 

 In Mesopotamia it is called Lo (Hotson). 



Pers. Makran : Tis, 7 m. X. of Chaharbar, 40' — 1. 11,17. Bears flowers 

 and fruits at the same time. 



Distribution : A widely spread literal species within the tropics. 



Myktace^. 



Eu(/enia jmnbi liana, Lam. — Vern. name. Jam. (Bal). 



Pers. Bal. : Champ, 2r> m. N.N.-W. of Qasrqand, 4,000' ; Putak, in 

 valley of .Jasis river, 33 m. N. of Qasrqand, 2,900'— 27. Xll, J 6. 

 Pers. Makran • Kalag-i-Jam, 13 m. E. of Bint, 1,700'— 16. 1, 17. 

 Distribution : -India, Baluchistan. 



LTTHKACEiE. 



Punica f/ranatum, Lam. — Vern. name : Anar. 



Pers. Bal.: Maindar on N. slope of Bampusht Itange — 22. IX, 16. 

 '• Appears to have larger leaves than the usual Indian pomegranate. It is 

 said to have larger seeds and little juice (Hotson). 



ONAGBAOE.Ti, 



Epilobiuni hirsutum L. rar. lactum, Wall ? 

 Pers. Bal. : Gusht, 16. VIII, 16. 

 Epilobium hirsutum X. rar. sericeum, Benth. 



Pers. Baluchistan : Grawan to Kant— 15. VII, 16: Shirwan, 16 m. N. W. 

 of Sib, 3,800'— 17. X, 16. 



Distribution of the type: Europe, Africa, Asia. 



CUC0RBITACE.«, 



Cucumis .^p. 



Pers. Bal. : Chah-i-khudubakhsh, 28 m. X. W. of Dizak, 42S0'— 30. 

 VIl, 16. 



