438 The Turaee and Outer Mountains of Kumaoon. [May* 



Gloriosa superba : " Bish-nangul." 



Lilium wallicltianum. 



Fritillaria Thomsoniana. 



Tulipa stellata : " Mijhoula." " Nulkia." Abundant in the culti- 

 vated ground : the bulbs are edible and exported to the Plains. 



Scilla indica : " Ghesooa." To 6400 feet. 



Summit of Kaleemuttia, and near Pugog vil- 

 lage, Simla. 



Liriope spicata : (Ophiopogon). 



Polygonatum cirrhifolia. 



Uvularia Leschenaultiana. 



Asparagus adscendens : " Khyrooa." 



Yucca gloriosa : naturalized. 



Aloe perfoliata : " Gheekwar." Gardens, but rare. 



Smilax villandia : " Kookurdhura " 



Juncus bufonius : " Sheem," " Chhota Guthia." Passim in swamps, 

 &c. 



Commelyna obliqua : " Kanjura." " Kana." Root edible. 



Commelyna. Two other undetermined sp. 



Cyanotis barbata. 



Dithyrocarpus paniculatus (Tradescantia paniculata, Roxb., and pro- 

 bably Aneilema hispida, Don.) " Kundera." To 4500 feet. 



Murdannia scapifiora. 



Pontedera vaginalis. Ricefields. 



Dioscorea versicolor : " Genthee." Deliciously fragrant. 



Dioscorea sagittata: "Tyr." "Turoor." Tubers edible, lying, 

 from 3 to 6 feet deep in the soil. 



Dioscorea pentaphylla : " Tegoona." "Takoolee." 



Dioscorea quinata: "Muggia." " Moonia." Tubers white, edible. 



Dioscorea deltoidea : " Goon." Siyahee Devee. 



Sauromatum guttatum : " Kala" or " Chilia-bank." 



Arum hastatum. 



Arum colocasia, (Roxb.) " Jungulee-gheoeea." "Roolkia." " Gur- 

 papur." Leaves edible. 



Ariscema : several sp. " Surp ka goga " " Samp ka bhootta," i. e 

 Serpent's maize. 



Remusatia vivipara : " Banj ka pindaloo." Passim on rocks and 

 oaks from 3000 to 8000 feet. 



