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AFFGHANI8TAN FLORA. 



erectis(both faces vertical. Fig. 37 a. h.) Panicula sparsa termi- 

 nalia, flores herbacei, dioici ?. Sepalis 3 4 herbaceis concavis. 

 Statu 6, rubro tinct sub pendula, filam basi persist. Petal 3 

 squamifor: minuta!! 



Sapor acidus. A curious plant especially in habit. The rela- 

 tive situation of the stamina etc. worth while examining. 



54. Astragali sp. — Frutex, demissus canescens, petiolis spinosis, 

 floribus luteis, interdum rubro tinctis, rocky dry mountains 

 Pushut. March. 



55. Primulae sp. — Sub pedalis, foliis canescent. Scapo composito 

 erectio, umbello terminali pluri-floro, floribus parviusculis aureo 

 ochroleucis, extus pubescent. Calyce laxo foliaceo. 



Banks of canals. Pushut, not common. 



56. Fedese sp. — Habitu solito glauca, erecto, florib albidis. Fields 

 pushut. 



It is a curious thing that in Valerianese, the anthers are cadu- 

 cous. Compare this with compositae. 



57. Astragali sp. — Cano hirsutiuscul humifusa. Petiolis et pe- 

 dunculis rubro tinct, racemis axillarib, fol. brevior pauci- 

 floris, bracteis linear : patente. Calyce sanguinolent sinu superi- 

 oro latissimo vexillo apice reflexo, bilobo plus minus sanguino- 

 lent intus carnea, caeter fl. albus. Pushut, on sandy places. 



58. Lotus sp. — Prostrata subglauca, floribus solitariis, vel binatis 

 terminalibus elegant :, vexillo initio (in alabastro) sanguineo coc- 

 cineo, demum aurantiacea : alls luteis basi versus aurant : tinct. 

 Legumen: teretibus. Sandy ground, among short grass. Pushut. 



59. Sedum. — Radices carnosee fasciculat. Caulibus carneis 3 un- 

 cial ; ad pedalibus, foliis ascendent, carnosis, planiusculis. Cy- 

 mis erectis dichotomis, floribus magnis laete carneis. Antheris 

 initio croceo-brunneis, demum plumbeis. Corolla tubulosa, la- 

 ciniis a medio supra \ patent. 



On rocks. Pushut, common, an elegant species. 



60. Hyacinthus. — Bulbo ovato, ovi magnit ; foliis recurvis in humo 

 dependentis, carnosis, linearibus canaliculatus, ssepius scapo 

 longioribus. 



Scapis solitatariis, raro binis, erectis ; bracteis albis scarioso- 

 membranaceo : initio carinatis demum ob pedicellum deflexum, 

 -aceris, vel bilobis, omnino irregular : alabast : albidum apice 

 levidus. 



