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EMBRYOPHYTA SIPHONOGAMA. 
GYMNOSPERMAE. 
II. GNETACEAR. 
\ 2. Ephedra, Linn. 
2. KE. distachya, Linn. Boiss. Fl. Or. v, 713. 
E. vulgaris, Rich. Fl. Br. Ind. v, 640. 
Loc.—Lab-i-Baring, No. 66; alt. 16 00’. 
Distrib.— Europe, Misia and Central Asia, and temper- 
ate and Alpine Himalay 
Forms small haukee in . the stony desert. 
ANGIOSPERMAE. 
MONOCOTY LEDONEAE. 
III. TYPHAcEAE. 
3. Typha, Linn. 
angustata, Bory et Chaub. Fl. Br. Ind. vi, 489; 
o.: FT, 
Boiss. Fl. Or. v, 50; Musch. Fl. Egypt, i, 10. 
Lo ¢ —Hamun, near ~_ -i- Baring, No. 27. 
Local name.—Tiat pas Eng. Reed-mace: often called 
bulrush. 
Distrib.—Mediterranean region, North and West Asia and 
India. 
This closely resembles the European Typha angustifolia, L. 
In Seistan it — about 10 feet high and is used in 
making raft-boats (oa. The leaves are used as fodder for 
cattle. The seeds are mixed with fine mud-plaster for mason 
ry. The ig fruits blow all over the country like those of 
Phragmites 
IV. PoTraAMOGETONACEAE. 
4. Potamogeton, Tournf. 
4. P. perfoliatus, Linn. FI. Br. Ind. vi, 566 ; Boiss. Fl. 
Oro F- 17: 
Loe. —Hamun, near Lab-i-Baring, Nos 31 and 64; alt. 
os. strib.—North temperate regions, Western Himalayas, 
and Australia 
Grows Pa with P. pectinatus, L. Most of the _— 
were se in December, but a few shoots were still gree 
P. lucens, Linn: Fl. Br. Ind. vi, 567; Boiss. = Or. 
v, 16: Musch. Fl. Egypt, i, 15. 
