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cliff fall, just; freshly green in April 1918. Only a few flowers Kavneh 

 Kalat (Gichk), about 45 miles E. of Panjgur, about 3,750 ft. (no. 

 M23EJ, groves of this tree in flower in April 1918. .Two varieties are 

 recognized : one is yellow with some reddish markings, the other 

 yellow inside, reddish round the edges ; Siahen Damb (Gichk), about 

 36 miles E. by S. of Panjgur, about 3,800 ft. (no. M23G), this is a 

 pure yellow flower, April 1918 ; Siahen Damb (no. M23I), a very 

 deep red flower, April 1918 ; Siahen Damb (M23H), a red flower 

 not so dark as the last, which grew on the same branch, theso 

 have no trace of the yellow centre, which is very commonly seen. 

 It is almost leafless in February, in full flower in April ; in Turkes- 

 tan it flowers in November and December. 



Uses : The wood of the yellow variety is hard, much used, that 

 of the reddish variety is soft and of little value. The flowers are 

 boiled and the water drunk (in cup fulls) for drieness of the liver 

 and swollen belly. 



Vem. Name : Parpuk (Bal., Br.) 



Acatithaceae 



PvUELLIA L. 



Ruelliapatula Jacq. Misc. Bot. II {1781) 358.— hoc: Near 

 Ornach, about 3,300 ft. (no. 316); Hushtar Rahi Kaur, 160 miles S. 

 of Kalat, about 3,700 ft. (no. 307).-Fl. and fr. in Sept. 1917. 



Blephakis Jicss. 



Blepharis cdulis Pers Syn. II, 108. — Loc. : Between Mashkai and 

 Pirandar valleys, 200 miles from Kalat, about, 2,500 ft. (no. 249) ; 

 Kanoji, 47 miles N. of Las Bela. about 3,200 ft (no. 387). : Ben Chah, 

 25 miles N. of Surab (Jhalawan), about 6,200 ft. (no. M 387) ; near 

 Kuldan (W. Kolwa), about 85 miles E. by N. of Turbat, about 

 2,400 ft. (no. M96A) ; near Bazdad, 25 miles E, of Chambar (Kolwa,\ 

 about 1,850 ft. (no. M 96B).— .Fr. in Sept. 1917, April 1918. 



Uses : Said to be used as a green manure at the roots of 

 vines. 



Vem. Name : Sagi Dantan (Bal.). 



Barleria L. 

 Barleria acanthoides Vahl Symb. I, 41. — Loc. : Hills S. of Chambal 

 (Kolwa) 26° 9' N, 64° 42' E, about 2,200 ft. (no. M257).— Fr. in Apri 

 1918. 



Peristrophk Nees. 



Peristrophe bicalyculata Nees ill Vahl PI. As. Bar. Ill, 113. — 

 Loc. : Dalna Khor, 29 miles N. of Las Bela, about 2,000 ft (no. 395). 



Verbenaceae. 



Lippia L. 



Lippia nodiflora Rich in Michx.Fl. Bor. Am. II. IS. — Loc : Panj- 

 gur (M329H); Khozdar, 27° 48' N, 66° 37' E, about 4,100 ft. (no. 

 342).— FL in Sept. 1917 and May 1918. 



Vem. Name ; Gandago (Bal.). 



