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Distribution : Indo-Malayan. 

 Populus euphvatica, Oliv. — Vern. N. : Padagh. 



Pers. Bal. : Sar-i-Sorag, 40 m. N. W. of Sib., about 4,100'— 19. X, lU. 

 Distribution : Central Asia, Western Tibet, N. W. India, Sind to Sjria 

 and Egypt. 



Ephedra inU'rmedia, Stapf. — Vern. N. : Horn. 



Pers. Bal.: Maindar, on N. slopes of Bampusht Range — 23. IX, ](i : 

 Uabat, 19 m. S. E. of Khwash, 4,300'— 20. X, 1(5. 



Uses : Is mixed with Tobacco and smoked in pipes (Hotson). 



Ei)hedra intermedia var. ff/auca, StApt. — Vern. N. : Roghan gaz (Bal.i. 

 Por.gaz (Brah.). 



Kalag-i-jam, 13 m. E. of Bint, 1,700'— 16. I, 17. 



Distr bution : From Mongolia to Kashmir and Turkestan. 



Ephedra intermedia var. tiOetica, Stapf. — Veru. N. : Marizad. 



Pers. Bal. : Kudani Kaur, E.N.E. of Murti, Bampusht range, 3,500'— 

 ■27. IX, 16; Chah-i-Khudabakhsh, 4,230—30. VII, 16. 



Distribution : Western Tibet, Afghanistan, Khoten. 



Ephedra nebrodensis, Stapf. — Vern. N.: Gwatham. 



Pers. Bal : Chitkani pass, Bampusht range, about 4,000' — 22, IX, 16. 



Brit. Makran : Puchinan Daf, Nihing river, 2,300'— 20. IX, 16. 



Uses : The fruits are eaten. They are bitter and are soaked several 

 times to take out the bitterness. They have little taste (Hotson). 



Distribution : Kuhlwar, Lahul, Western Tibet, Afghanistan and eastward 

 to Greece. 



Ephedra foliata, Stapf. car. ciliata, Stapf. 



Pers. Makran : Nur Muhammadi, 22 m. N.-W. of Chahbar. 60—31. I, 17. 



CoNIFEBJ3. 



Cujjresitus sempernrena, L. var. J/orizontaJis. 



Pers. Bal. : Sangun, 31 m. N.-E. of Khwash, about 5,o00'— 29. X, 16, 

 " This particular individual is venerated as a prophet and named Mir 

 Umr." (Hotson). Probably planted. 

 Distribution : Persia, Syria, Asia Minor. 



Ikidace^, 



Iris aitchisoni, Boiss. — Vern, N. : Chabuki. 



Bint, 1,400', in great profusion along water chaiuiels and in irrigated 

 land.— 13. I, 17. 



Distribution: Punjab, Baluchistan, Afghanistan. 



LiLIACEiE. 



Asphodelujs tenuifolius, Cavan, 



Pers. ]6al'. : Sar Bug, 10^ m. W. of Qasrqand, 1,500'— 2. 1, 17. 



Distribution : From India to the Canary Islands, 



JuNCACEiE. 



Juncus maritimua, Lam. 



Pers. Bal. : Grawan — 15. VII, 16. 



Distribution : Cosmopolitan. 



Palma;. 



Phoenix dactylif era, L. 



Pers. Makran : Geh. 1,476'— 2(5. I, 17. 



