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AFFGHANISTAN FLORA. 



144. Rubia oppositifolia ? — Suffrutex subscandens, cortice alba. 

 a. luteolis, Jugdalluck. 



145. Thymus. — Fl. whitish, ibidem, frutex humilis. 



146. Convolvulus — Decumbent prostrat, canescens, foliis repandis. 

 Cor. limbo albo, (exactly like the month of a funnel,) margine 

 denticulatis, plicis fusco carneis. Sandy hills. Barikab. 



147. Companulae sp — Basi fruticosa, pedalis, canescens, calyce basi 

 in processub product, a medio patento reflex. Cor. § partit 

 tubo brevi albo laciniis reflexis cseruleis. 



From Gundamuck, to Koord Cabul, Sandy hills. 

 348. Acanthac — Labiat. — Frutex caespit, humilis, calyce foliaceo 

 Corolla acanth. high ground. Huft Kotul, ejusdem generis 

 cum frutic altior e Khyber. 



Butomus trigonifoliis. In this as in all other cases the 

 anther becomes petaloid before the filament. 



The stamina appear constantly 9, and appear placed by 31 

 in front of the petals. 



Or, as this situation is quite anomalous, two may be said to 

 be opposed to each sepal, one to each petal ; those opposite the 

 sepals, may be assumed as displaced by pressure ? (Fig. 4 1 . 

 The placentae reach nearly to the dorsal suture. 

 149. Characeae. — Chara dioica, vel confervoidea. Planta spitha- 

 msea immersa. Caulis inferne nudus et tubo cenralis redact, 

 sursum pilis ramis simillimis hirsutissimis. 



RamiPsubo insequalis, verticillato — subulat per statum 

 primum, materia viridi farct, demum effaet. e cellula subulata 

 simplice. 



Fructus oblongus sessilis axillaris. Capsulae tegumento unico 

 laxo membranaceo, apice in dentibus 5 approximatis, con- 

 timato cum his dentibus, striae spirales alternant, spiris ad 

 semen attingentibus, et superficiem ejus sculptant. Semen erec- 

 turn. Capsula, spiraliter notatum. Pede diaphano brevissimo 

 e cellulis (1-2-3 on the same plane). Continet more solito 

 materea grumosam, granulisque amylaceus plurimas maxima 

 inaequalis. 



Wuzeerabad near Cabul. 



A curious species with the general structure of Chara, but 

 without globules ? and with the external tubes in the longer 

 joints of the alternating series. 



