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AFFGHANISTAN FLORA. 



Bactrian pillar 7000, to 8000 ft. with Statices. Ros®, 

 Artemisiae. 



1185. Umbellifera — Frutex habitu peculiare Affghanense, fol. li- 

 nearibus, fructibus curvatis. Ascent to Bactrian Pillar 

 7000 ft. 



1186. Arundinea. — In small tufts 3 pedalis, panicula fuscescente 

 canescens, erecta densiuscula. Hills of ravine to Koord 

 Cabul. 



1187. Artemisia. — Habitu ordinario, argenteo cana, capitulis ob- 

 longis apice castaneis. Koord Cabul, on barren stony hills. 



1 188. Quercus ilicifolius. — Frutex corona oblonga densissima e basi 

 axeos orient ! vel arbor 20 30 pedalis, foliis coriaceis sub 

 deltoideis lobato dentatis, spinosis subtus glaucis, foliis junior 

 saepe integris Diospyraceis. This is tlie Baloot ! acorns 

 oblong 1;^ uncial, cupulis urceolatis profundis. Limestone 

 hills, and conglomerate. To Taizeen ; in ravines in Taizeen 

 valley common, with Zanthoxyl, and Rosa. Much cut for 

 charcoal ; so like a Holy that 1 mistook it for one. 



1189. Spiraeacea. — Frutex pusillus, vix spithamaeus, foliis rubro 

 tinctis. Limestone. Towards summit of Kothul to Taizeen, 

 rare. 



1190. Composita. — In small toughly adherent patches, canescent, 

 in crevices of Limestone cum praecedent. 



1191. Mespilus. — Frutex 6 8 pedalis, e basi rataosa. Baccis rubria 

 sub rotundis. 



Limestone hills towards the Pine groves Taizeen. 



1 192. Artemisiae sp. — Habitu peculiare capitulis oblongis ochro- 

 leucis. Stony ground Taizeen valley. 



1 193. Andropogonea. — In coarse tufts, a large 6-7 feet grass, very 

 common at 5000 ft. to Jugdulluk, spicis albis, Taizeen ra- 

 vine near Barikab. 



1194. Composita. — Frutex ramis densis, ramulis viridibus, foliis an- 

 gustissimis, lineari spathulatis, capitulis terminalibus, angusto 

 ovatis, squamis angustissimis setaceis. 



Post flores tant vidi. Common among stones in Taizeen 

 ravine. 



1195. Rutae sp Basi suffrutic, pedalis (ob imperfect) fol. lineari 



spathulat. glaucis carnosis, flor. citrinis graveolens. To 

 Jugdulluk on barren hills ; only one bad specimen. 



