94 Mr. RoYLE on the Lycium of Dioscorides. 



B. Chitria. Don, Prodi: FL Nep. p. 204. Hooker, Exot. Flora, tab. 98. 



Hub. Jurrecpanee to Miissooree and Choor Mountain, 5000 to 8000 feet of 

 elevation ; flowers in May. Hill-name chitra. 



Arab, amburbarees. Pers. zirishh ; wood, dar-hii Id and dar-chob ; extract hoozlz. 

 Hind, rusot. 



2. B. Lycium, spinis 3-partitis conicis, foliis o — 8-fasciculatis pallidis coriaceis 

 venosis oblongis lanceolatis v. obovatis basi attenuatis mucronatis, niar- 

 ginibus spinuloso-dentatis v. integris, racemis 20-floris erectis patulis 

 demum (fructifcris) pendulis, pedicellis longis simplicibus, floribus parvis, 

 squamulis lanceolatis, ovariis glabris tetraspermis, baccis ovatis utrinquc 

 obtusis. 

 B. floribunda. fFalLCatal. 1^7 '^^ Kemaon. B.angustifolia. Roxb. Fl. Ind.Vi. 



p. 183.} 

 Hab. Raj pore to Miissooree, or from 3000 to 7000 feet of elevation ; also 

 from Nahn to Choor: flowers in April. Hill-name hushmul, chiefly em- 

 ployed in Gurhwal and Sirniore for making rusot. 



