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Plants of the Punjab, 



Shrubs with Opposite Exstipulate Simple Leaves. 



Petals united. 



Eupatorium 

 cannabinum, 

 Hemp Agrimony, 



Composite. 

 P. B. I. iii. 243. 

 Himalaya, 

 3-11,000 ft. 



medium size, velvety ; leaves 4 by 1| in., sessile, in 

 pairs, sometimes in circles, lanceolate, toothed ; flowers 

 whitish in heads, ^ in, long, arranged in compact rounded 

 clusters, inner bracts sharp, flowers all tubular, with 

 pappus as in the last species. 



Nyctanthes 

 Arbor- tristis^ 



Harsmgar. 



Oleace.e. 



F. B. I. iii. 603. 



The Plains, Valleys 



below Simla 



(CoUett). 



large, rough, hairy, branches 4-angled ; leaves 

 8-4 in., ovate, rough ; flowers sessile, in clusters of 3 

 to 7 forming branching racemes, fragrant, bracts 2, 

 ovate, calyx I in., corolla summit flat, circular, lobes 6, 

 divided into two, margin jagged, white, tube | in. long, 

 cylindric, bright orange, stamens 2, very short ; capsule 

 flat, circular, |-f in. diam., splitting into two. The flowers 

 are used as a dye. The plant is considered by the Hindus 

 to be sacred. 



Syringa persica, 

 Persian Lilac, 



OLEACEiE. 



F. B. I. iii. 604. 

 West Kashmir, 

 8,000 ft. 



large, smooth ; leaves 1 in., acute, lanceolate, smooth, 

 sometimes pinnatifid or pinnate ; flowers in terminal com- 

 pound racemes, scented, corolla lilac or white, summit 

 flat, circular, lobes 4, tube J in., stamens 2 ; capsule |-| 

 in. by | in., cylindrical, 4-ribbed, seeds winged. 



Syringa Emodi, 



Barvpliajit, lolti. 



Oleace^. 



F. B. I. iii. 605. 



Himalaya, 



9-12,000 ft. 



Narkanda, Baghi 



(CoUett). 



large, young parts velvety ; leaves 2|-5 by 1-2 in., 

 ovate, acute, smooth, pale beneath ; flowers in terminal 

 branching racemes densely flowered, small, white, scented, 

 corolla summit circular, lobes 4, long- pointed, tips turned 

 in, tube -^^j in., cylindric, stamens 2 ; capsule cylindric, | in. 

 long, seeds flat, winged. 



Ligustrum 

 compactum, 



Oleaceje. 

 F. B. Liii. 616. 

 Himalaya, 5,000 ft. 

 Valleys below 

 Simla,. Koti, 

 Khogua (Collett). 



large, smooth, bark grey, branches sometimes dotted 

 with small corky excrescences ; leaves 3-5 by 1-2 in., 

 lanceolate, rounded at both ends, leathery, shining above ; 

 flowers small, white, nearly sessile in large terminal 

 briinching racemes, 4-6 in. long, corolla funnel-shaped, lobes 

 4, stamens 2 ; fruit ^ in. long, many, cylindric, often 

 curved. 



