262 AFFGHANISTAN FLORA, ETC. 



537. Bromoidis. — Spicis viridibus rigidis, erectis, common about 

 Dund i Goolai and Putoollah. 



538. AUii sp. — Foliis subplanis, scapo breviora, floribus nuraerosis 

 roseis, laciniis apice incurvis. Putoollah umbella multiflora. 



539. Allii sp — Bulbo ovato retusa, foliis subulatis supra canalicu- 

 latis, involucro membranaceo lacerato umbella congesta, flori- 

 bus pallide lilaciuis vena media saturatione, laciniis omnibus 

 SBqualiter erectis. In sandy plains to Putoollah. 



540. Allii sp. — Bulbo prsecedentis statura 3 plo minor, foliis sub- 

 ulatis varia tortis, supra planis, non canaliculatis umbella pau- 

 ciflora. 



Pedicellis exterioribus patentibus. Periant biseriatum ex- 

 terious erectiusculum laxum interius erectum formans, apice 

 tantum reflexiusculis, color Isete rosaccus vena central! satu- 

 ratione. In gravelly places, common, not variable. 



541. Silenacea, — Dundi Golai. Major Sanders. 



542. Iris. — Rhizomata cfcspitosis, aggregatissimum, retiferis, foliis 

 varia tortis, lineari angustissimis, equitant, bracteis spathaceis 

 fructibus oblongis 1^ uncialibus. 



Laciniis perianth exterior apice reflexis, purpureo venosis, 

 caeterum fuscescent, interior spathulato oblongis erectis, pur- 

 pureo venosis tinctisque stigmatibus albidis, laciniis angustis 

 Antheris brunneis. In sandy plains near Putoollah ; either 

 the same, or very nearly allied to a former species. 



543. Composita. — Gravelly hills. Pass near river. April 22nd. 

 544 Portulacea gossypina. — Under bushes Sandy valleys towards 



river, april 22 



545. Astragali sp. — Frutex brevis, dense ramosus petiolis rigidis 

 in spinis desinent, calyce fructus inflata, membranaceo albo. 



Gravelly valle3's and hills to Dair Haj . Common. 



546. Thymalaea — Frutex I J pedalis dense ramosus. An idem cum 

 529 sed pubescens. 



Low stony hills to Dair haj ; common here and there, 



517. Artemisioides Frutex humilis 1 -J pedalis, elegans ob foliis 



canis, caulibus ramisque atris Uicidis to Dair Haj, near Put- 

 oollah, in Swardy spots. 

 548. Umbellifera — Herbacea vix ultra pedem, fructibus hispidissi- 

 mis vestitis. Gravelly ground towacds Dair Haj, not uncom- 

 mon. 



