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here we find thickets of Hippophaës, willows, and Rosa-species. 
Here, too, are Glycyrrhiza glabra, Geranium collinum v. wak- 
hanicum, Agrostis alba, Artemisia Tournefortiana, Mulgedium 
tataricum, Calamagrostis emodensis var, breviseta, Stipa splendens, 
Bassia hyssopifolia, Mentha longifolia subsp. modesta, Thalic- 
trum minus var. elata, Hordeum secalium, Elymus sibiricus, 
Sonchus oleraceus, Dracocephalum moldavicum, Senecio sp., 
Scirpus setaceus, Gentiana umbellata and barbata, in fact 
a mixture of xerophytes and mesophytes, many of the latter 
seeming to originate from cultivated soil, — but one and all 
hemicryptophytes or therophytes. 
I have seen hydrophyte-vegetation in two places in 
Wakhan. The first was a little marsh near Sermut. The 
vegetation was closely cropped by cattle; green tufts were 
formed by an undetermined Carex and by Triglochin palustre. 
Flowerless Phragmites were also present, as well as Glaux 
maritima and a Plantago. In pools of water between the 
tufts were Heleocharis palustris (subsp. eupalustris) and Scirpus 
Tabernaemontanus, and of submerse plants, a little Batrachium, 
Ceratophyllum demersum, Hippuris vulgaris and Chara sp. 
Two tiny shallow lakes near Rang, (in the neighbourhood 
of Ishkashim), were quite covered with Heleocharis palustris, 
25—30 cm high, with an occasional Phragmites dotted here 
and there. Many Polygonum amphibium were floating on 
the surface of the water; Limosella aquatica var. tenuifolia 
was growing in the shallowest water, together with Tillaea 
aquatica and Elatine hydropiper'). In somewhat deeper water 
I found Chara, Ruppia, Potamogeton perfoliatus. Algae were 
very common in the lakes. 
Potamogeton amblyophyllus and Batrachium paucistamineum 
were found in running water near Nut. 
The vegetation of the Pandsh River Valley 
in Wakhan. 
In most places in Wakhan, the Pandsh River flows 
quietly along, with no great hurry, branching to embrace 
! The discovery of these two plants here, is surprising, as the place 
lies far from the localities, where they have hitherto been found. 
