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Pers. Bal. : Maindar on N. slopes of Bampnsht Range — 23. IX, 16. 

 Uses : Has a very bitter taste. Is said to be used as a cure for worms 

 (^Hotson). 



Distribution : Punjab, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Persia, Arabia. 



Gentianace^. 



Erythrcsa ro.vburghii G. Don. var. macrantha var. nov. — Corolla multo 

 longior typo. 



Pers. Bal. : Gusht, Marzaban Pass, 4,600'-6,300'— 11 . VIII, 16. 

 Distribution of type : India. 



Boraginace.*;. 



Cordia myxa, L. 



Pers. Makran : (Jeh, 1,476', 'so far as I remember this is the only tree of 

 the kind I have seen. It is in the garden of a small mosque' (Hotson). — 

 21. 1, 17. 



From Egypt to Cochin China, and Australia, often planted. 



Heliotropium eichwaldi, Steud. 



Pers. Bal. : Gusht, 42 m. N. W. of Dizak, 4,600'— 1-3. VIII, 16. 



Distribution : W. and C. Asia, India, Australia. 



Heliotropium eichicaldi, Steud. ?'«/■. lasiocarpum, C. B. Clarke. 



Pers. Bal.: Gusht— 1. VIII, 16. 



Distribution : N. W. India. 



Heliotropium undulatum, Vahl. 



Brit. Makran : Grawag on Mushkhil, 2,600—1. X, 16. 



Distribution : N. Africa, W. Asia, Baluchistan, India. 



Heliotropium rariflorum, Stocks. — Vern. name : Washbu. 



Pers. Makran : Ziarat, 29 m. S. of Geh, 500'— 28. I, 17. 



Distribution : Punjab, Sind, Baluchistan, Afghanistan, Socotra, Nubia. 



Heliotropium tuberculosum, Boiss. 



Pers. Makran ; Nur Muhammadi, 22 m. N. W. of Charbar, 60'— 31. 



Heliotropium 2))'ope brevifolium, Wall. 

 Brit. Makran : Grawag, on Mashkhil, 2,600'— 1. X, 16. 

 Uses : Eaten by sheep (Hotson). 

 Heliotropium sp. 



Pers. Bal. : Gusht, 42 m. N. W. of Dizah, 4,600'— 1-3. VIII, 16. 

 Heliotropiu77i sp. — Vern. name : Meshir. 



Brit. Makran : Grawag, on Mashkhil, about 2,600'— 1, X, 16. 

 Uses : Eaten by sheep (Hotson). 



Trichodesma africanum, R. Br. — Vern. name : Charmaing (Brah.). 

 Pers. Bal. : Tuturan, in valley of Kaja river, 17 m. N. of Qasrqand, 2,300' 

 —28. XII, 16. 



Distribution : Trop. Africa, Arabia, Persia, Afghanistan, Sind, Punjab. 



Trichodesma indicum, Br. 



Bint, dry hillsides, 1,400'— 14. I, 17. 



CoNVOLVUliACE.*;. 



ConvohmluH arvensis, L. 



Bint, on the edge of water channels, 1,430' — 15. I, 17. 

 Distribution : Nearly all temperate and subtropical countries, 

 Convolimlw up. prope microphyllus, Sib. — Vern. name : Hushtarkah (Bal.). 

 Pers. Makran : Ziarat, 29 m. S. of Geh, 500'— 28. I, 17. 

 Cresna cretica, L. 



Pers. Makran : Nur Muhammadi, 22 m. N. W. of Chahbar, 60'— 31. 

 17. 

 Distribution : All warm regions. 



