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50. Boraginese.- — Myosotidis facie. Planta decumbens strigosula, 

 fol. obovato spathulif. ascendent. Cor. amplis fore rotatis, tabo 

 mempe calyce brevier, petalis obcordatis venosis, cyaneis uti 

 sunt fornicis bilobas. 



On rocks in shady damp or dry places Otipore. The colour 

 of the scales at the throat is unusual ; they are generally yellow. 



51. Myrsinese. — Myrsine, Frutex elegantius 4 5 pedalis, fol. supra 

 l^te virid, subtus pallidis, patentibus vel deflexo patent, flori- 

 bus miuutis in axillis aggregatis calyce curneo albo. Antheris 

 saturate miniatis. 



River side half way between the two Chugur serais, nothing 

 can exceed the apparent difference between true Myrsineae 

 and Ardisaceae. Are they not really distinct ; there is some- 

 thing about Myrsine which puts me much in mind of Coriaria, 

 Zanthoxylon etc. 



Datura Stramonia occurs here, bearing the same name as in 

 other places. Datura. How very curious is this universality of 

 certain names, it is a sure proof, of the plant not being indige- 

 nous Toomhaco and Anamass, are other instances. Among 

 the plants in Meer Alum's garden, are a species of Cactus, and 

 ■ one of Aloe, both brought from Bajore. 



Ricinus communis (Arundoo, nomen vernaculus), yet peo- 

 ple are ignorant of its purgative properties. 



52. Urticeae morus. — Habitus et aspectus mori albse, of this coun- 

 try, but the female spikes are much elongated. The faemale 

 only occurs as a fruit tree ; it is called Shah toot, Sai meah 

 It has yellowish fruit. Succus lacteis. 



52a. Leguminosse, Lotus. — An sp. distinctoab iste Cabulense. Sta- 

 tura majora. This genus is I think ex stipulate, although the 

 lower parts of leaves called stipulae, protect the others in verna- 

 tion. On this point it is worth examining, as well as 

 for the inflorescence, which is a passage to that of Trifolium. 

 From which division Lotus is very distinct in the venation of 

 the leaves. 



53 Polygonea. — Frutex humilis forming low bashes, very common 

 on rocky dampish ground, Chughur Pair. Rami striate angula- 

 to, flexuoso, novelli viridis. Ochreae indistinct, membranacese. 

 Fol. petiolis viridibus,'carnosis, supra eanaliculatis longis lami- 

 nat. hastatC'ternata, lobo terminat : horizontal : lateral :, quasi 



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