290 AFFGHANISTAN FLORA. 



tariis, rubro carneis. Huftasya, gravelly undulated ground. 



860. Vicia Faba. — Cult near Huftasya. 



861. An Plantaginacea. — Frutex pulvinatis, basi valde ramosis 

 cano pubescens, spieis ramosis terminalibus, floribus distant! - 

 bus, inconspicuis, bracteis 3 foliaceis, obtectis tubo fusces- 

 cente oblongo ovato, lamina e laciniis, anguste dentiformibus, 

 subradiatis albis. Slopes of hills shingly ground. Shusgao. 



862. Polygoni sp. — Basi fructicosa, muscoidis, an idem cum 858, sed 

 ramis quibusdam prostrat. flagelliformibus. Shusgao. Shing- 

 ly slopes. 



It either has or has not such branches. 



863. Composita.— In dense circumscribed tufts. Reliquiis vegitati- 

 onis anni praecedentis ampliatis. Caulis decumbentis vix 

 ultra pedalis, foliis coriaceis oblongo spathulatis, lobis denti- 

 busque spinosis. Anthod. involucro e foliis summis, biseri- 

 atis, intimis multo angustioribus minoribusque cinct, ovat, 

 squamis exacte firmissimeque imbricatis, mucrone setaceo sub- 

 reflexo, floribus forte adoratis subsuaviterque regularibus, lila- 

 cineo-carneis, exterior majoribus et castratis ? Antheris 

 florum interior albid carneis, foliis glauco albis. Anthod. 

 squamis albo-tomentosulis medium supra. Dhunishere Pass. 

 Base of hills Shusgao, not uncommon a beautiful species. 



864. Umbellifera. — Pedalis foliis subradical, glauceis, anguste spath- 

 ulatis, floribus luteis. Shingly slopes. Shusgao. 



865. Labiatae. — Annua erecto ramosa, foliis conduplicatis deflexo 

 recurvis, floribus parvis, pallide ccerulescent. Anth caeruleis 

 aromat. tubo anguato. 



Shusgao, shingly slopes, local but not uncommon. 



866. Composita, carduacea. — Erect robusta subsimplex, 2^5 peda- 

 lis foliis infimis undique patente ascendent, vena crassa, lobis 

 plerumque ternatis, lineari subulatis rigidissimis, spinosis, in- 

 terno quaod venam decurrent, adsunt lobi minores lateralis di- 

 rectio loborum (taken altogether radiated) superioribus capitulos 

 foventibus, ad venam spinosam, spinulusque lateralis redact. 

 Capit sessilib. In axillis inferior, ssepius ternatis, summis binis 

 vel solitariis prcecoUorib. Anthod angusto ovato, squamis foli- 

 aceis in spinis longis rigidis desineut (abeunt) interior chai*- 

 taceis lamina majora, flosculis pauciusculis albis, lamina 

 erecta. Antheris exterior albis fusco-tinct; interior purpureis. 



