244 AFFOHANISTAN FLORA ETC. 



366. Fraxini sp. — Arbuscula robusta, corona rotunda, cortice alba, 

 punctis induratis, sub spinosa ; floribus inconspicuis aggregatis, 

 apices ramulorum versus, fructibus pendulis, lineari oblongis, 

 pedicellis sub induratis persistentibus. Mountains Quettah. 

 Sinab ; comnoences about 6500 ft. 



367. Arbor parva trunco crasso corona rotunda ; floribus mascu- 

 lis dense paniculatis, in statu juuiore tanturn vidi. Bases of 

 mountains Cliiltera the only common tree that occurs indi- 

 genously. There is another that occurs on mountains about 

 Quetta, but what it is I know not as it is now out of flower 

 and leaf. 



368. Umbelliferae. Decumbens prostrata ; floribus albis vix aro- 

 matica. In fields Quettah, very common. 



369. Leguminosae. — Decuiubente prostrata, stipulis. Semi hastatis. 

 Pedunculis foliis brevioribus bifloris, floribus saturate coccineo 

 purpureis, demum purpur caeruleis. In agris Quettah, Sinab, 

 Leguminibus pendulis plainis latiusculis. 



370. Crucifera. — Ramosa spithamsea pedulisve, ramis basi decum- 

 bentibus, floribus minutissiniis inconspicuis. Sapor Sinapide- 

 us vel Brassicaceus. In fields Quettah. 



371. Lathyrus. — Herbaceus, spithamaeus, stipulis semi sagittat Pi- 

 nulis binis lineari lanceolatis ascendentibus ; floribus solitariis, 

 vexillo purpureo carneis, veuoso, albis etc albidis. In agris 

 Quettah. 



372. Hyoscyaml sp. — Herba biennis vel perennis laxa pilosa, pe- 

 dalis, habitu prsesertim quoad folia radicalia Centaurei ; 

 foliis inferioribus pinnatifidis, summis oblongis medium infra 

 varia lobatis. Racemo foliaceo gyrato ! Calycis tubus conicus, 

 limbo 5 lobo, lobis acutis. Corolla tubo calyces longitu- 

 dine leviter deorsum arcuato, lamina urceolata vel cyantlie- 

 formis, subregularis, lobis 5 rotundatis. Colorus stramineus, 

 fusco minuta reticulato venosa. Stamina inclusa subdeclinata, 

 superior a breviora. 



Stylus filiformis purpureus. Stigma subcapitat oblongum 

 transverse. Anth biloculares basi affixae introrsae. Racerais 

 fructus eloDgati, recte, fructus distiche secundi. Calyx indu- 

 ratus, venosus, dentibus in spinis desinent. Capsula inclusa 

 tubo calycis, circumscissa. Placenta in situ primitivo. Semina 

 reticulata. 



