578 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII 



Herbs, erect with Alternate Exstipflate Simple Leaves. 



Leaf Margins Entire. 



Petals None 



Euphorbia dracunculoides, 



Kangi. 



Ettphorbiace^. 

 F. B. I. V 262. 

 The Plains to 3,000 ft, 

 Baluchistan (Hughes- 

 Buller). 



Euphorbia Maddeni, 



Exjphorbiace^. 

 F. B. I. V. 263. 

 Himalaya, 5-9,000 ft. 

 Mashobra. 

 Mahasu (Oollett). 

 Murree. 



Euphorbia falcata, 



Etjphorbiace^. 

 F. B. I. V. 263. 

 Rawalpindi (Aitchi- 



son) . 

 Gilgit (Giles). 

 Baluchistan (Boissier). 

 Euphorbia prolifera, 

 Euphorbiace^ 

 p. B. I. V. 264. 

 The Plains to 6,000 ft. 

 Valleys below 

 Simla (Collett). 

 Kashmir. 



Asparagus filicinus, 

 Asparagus gracilis, 

 Asparagus capitatus, 



Asparagus adscendens, 

 Juncus bufonius, 



medium size, annual, smooth stems many, leafy 

 much branched, branches spreading ; leaves 1-1^ 

 in., linear-lanceolate, nearly short-pointed, base 

 generally pointed, rarely rounded or almost heart- 

 shaped, floral leaves 2 broader at the base, shorter, 

 flowers solitary, top-shaped, hairy within, lobes 

 ovate bristly, glands curved, styles short, free, cap- 

 sules ^-| in. diam., smooth, seeds patchy ; in other 

 respects like the last species. Oil expressed from 

 the seeds, has been found superior to linseed oil. 



small to medium size ; stem leaves 2 by ^ in. 

 ovate with a broad tip narrowed into the ^stalk 

 floral opposite, flowers solitary in the axils of 

 branches or of the leaves of the branches or some- 

 times in umbels, lobes 4 or 5, glands yellow, curved, 

 with long horns, styles nearly free, seeds smooth, 

 in other respects like the last species. 



small, stems and branches stifi", pale ; leaves 1 

 in. or less, sessile, oblong with a broad tip, very 

 long-pointed ; flowers minute, top-shaped, lobes 

 fringed, glands very minute, capsule 1-10 in., thin, 

 ovoid, cells keeled, seeds transversely furrowed, 

 for other characters see the last species. 



small, perennial, rootstock thick, . woolly ; leaves 

 3 by hi in-, very narrow linear or linear-oblong, 

 blunt or short-pointed, base rounded or short- 

 pointed, nerves 3 ; flowers | in. diam., shortly bell- 

 shaped, lobes triangular, fringed, glands stalked, 

 kidney-shaped or horned, or oblong, entire or tooth- 

 ed, bracteoles many, styles stout, rolled round, 

 deeply divided, capsule hi in- diam., broad, 

 smooth, long-stalked, rather depressed, seeds 

 mottled or not ; for other characters see the last 

 species. 



see Leafless Plants, Herbs. 



see Leafless Plants, Herbs. 



see Leafless Plants, Herbs. 



see Leafless Plants, Herbs. 



see Herbs, Unbranched, Alternate, Exstipulate, 

 Simple. 



Leaf Margins Toothed. 



Petals Ununited 



Arabis glabra, 



see Herbs, Erect, Unbranched, Alternate, Ex- 

 stipulate, Simple. 



