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43^4. Tamarix sp. — Frutex humilis, virgatus, ramis elongatis non 

 longe ramosis fere simplicibus. Racemis brevibus, floribus 

 pulchris lilacino rosaceis, ovario saturatus. Cor 4 partita. Stam 

 4. Stigmata 2, foliis minutissimis, Sandy banks of rivers, 

 to Hydozey. 



335. Iris sp. — 1 1 pedalis, vel pedalis, vilosa bulbis vaginalis, fol. 

 lineari concavo, canaliculata non equitant, longa, Bracteae va- 

 giniformes, aeuminatiss, membranac, flore parvo, sub erecto. 

 Periath laciniis exterior medio geniculato reflexo patentibus, 

 purpureo caeruleis, medio partis patentis macula albida, lanceo- 

 lat spathulat. ungue, vel parte erecte lutescens centro, ma- 

 culis purpureo caeruleis, interior laciniis sub erectis linearibus, 

 demum incurvis. Stigmatibus linearibus, profunde bipartitis 

 coeruleis uti stamen. 



Excessively common about sandy plains, especially in old 

 cultivated grounds, Quettah Hydozey, Kuclilak. 



436. Rutse sp Frutex vix pedalis, fol. sub linearibus, alabastris 



rubro tinctis, valde graveolens, immatura tantum vide. To 

 Achulzey. Low red and white hills. 



437. Leguminosa. — Frutex albo canus, humilis ramosis, ramis se- 

 nioribus in spinos sub abeunt, Calyce carneo, floribus rosaceis. 

 Among low red hills to Achulze. 



438. Compositae. — Erecta glaucescens, flosculis luteis, to Achulze 

 common in sandy places under shrubs. 



439. Chenopodea — Huraifusa. Crystallina glaucescens, foliis car- 

 nosis, floribus viridescent. Sandy places to Achulzey not 

 common. 



440. Labiata. — Herbacea robusto Salvoidea, pedalis fol. infimis in 

 terram depressis, verticellastris dichotomis. furcatis ; foliolis 

 linearibus, angustis, flore centro praecociore, magno ; calyce 

 ob conico anguste dentibus 5 spiuuloso mucronatis, condu- 

 plicato concavis. Corolla bilabiat, lab super fornicate fusces- 

 cent, intus villosis, infer 3 lobo, conduplicato, lobis lateralibus 

 majoribus rotundatis medio biiobo. Stam didynama arcuata 

 eonnectivo magno, loculis divaricatis in eadem linea, brunneis. 

 Stylus bifidus breviter. 



Very common in gravelly places in the valleys of Hydozey 

 and Achulzey, a handsome plant. 



