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Plants of the Punjab. 



Shrubs with Alternate Exstipulate Lobed Leaves. 



Petals ununited. 



Ribes glaciale, 



Kukuliya, mangle, 

 durhui. 



Saxifragace^. 

 F. B. I. ii. 410. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-12,000 ft. 

 Hattu (Collett). 

 The Chor. 



small, smooth, often epiphytic ; leaves 1-8 in. diam., 

 cordate, 3-5-lobed, acute, often long-pointed, midlobe 

 largest, pale beneath ; flowers | in. diam., greenish-brown, 

 in glandular racemes, 1-2 in. long, erect in flower, hanging 

 down in fruit, male and female flowers usually on differ- 

 ent plants, bracts narrowly lanceolate, longer than 

 the flower stalks, calyx lobes oblong, 4-5, petals 4-5, sta- 

 mens 4-5 ; berries | in. long, smooth, red, sour, scarcely 

 edible. 



Ribes nigrum, 

 Black currant, 



Muradh, heli, 

 shaktekas. 

 Saxifragaceje. 

 F. B. Lii. 411. 

 Himalaya, 

 7-12,000 ft. 

 Changlagalli 

 (Douie). 

 The Chor. 



small, velvety ; leaves 2-4 in. diam., scented, long- 

 stalked, lobes 3 or 5, smooth above, dotted with minute 

 yellow glands below ; flowers \ in. diam., green tinged 

 with purple, stalks of lower flowers longest, in smooth 

 drooping racemes 2-3 in. long, calyx tube produced above 

 the fruit, gland- dotted, lobes 4-5, petals 4-5, stamens 4-5 ; 

 berry | in. diam., black, seeds several. The fruit is as 

 large and palatable as the English Black currant. 



Ribes rubrum, 

 Red currant, 



Bak, fliulanch, 



nabar. 



Saxifragace^. 



F. B. I. ii. 411. 



Himalaya, 



8-12,000 ft. 



Mahasu, Narkanda 



(Collett). 



Changlagalli 



(Douie). 



small, nearly smooth ; leaves 2-3 in. diam., long- 

 stalked, hairy at the base, ovate lobes 3-5, acute, toothed, 

 smooth or with few hairs above ; flowers ^ in. diam., green- 

 ish-yellow, stalks short, bracts shorter than the stalks, 

 in smooth pendulous racemes 3-6 in. long, calyx tube 

 above the fruit, lobes short, blunt, 4-5, petals 4-5 ; berry 

 I in. diam., red, rarely black, smooth, too acid to be palat- 

 able. 



Petals united. 



Artemisia parviflora, 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Lobed. 



Artemisia vulgaris, 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Lobed. 



Artemisia vestita, 



see Herbs, Erect, Alternate, Exstipulate, Lobed. 



