358 AFFGHANISTNA FLORA. 



nues the axis in the reproductive organ. The nucleus in 

 the very early stages reaches from the attachment to the 

 end of the reproductive organ, so that its subsequently appear- 

 ing not do so is of importance. 



150. Lathyri sp. — A weak species, scandent among herbs, fl. 

 yellow, grassy damp spots Siah Sung, along the river. 



151. Ranunculi sp. — Caespit. Ijete virens, fl. luteis, fol. radia longi 

 petiolata, ovato linguiformibus. Hajeeguk ravine, upper 

 Kurzar in swamps, common. 



152. Veronicas sp. — Digitatis ccespitos. pallens, flor. albis. From 

 the same place. 



153. Composita — Canescens, decumbens, fl luteis. Near the summit 

 * of Hajeeguk, dry exposed places, and on the descent, but not 



below 500 ft. from the summit. 



154. Ranunculus. — Pallens fol. radical reniform 3 partit, fl. luteis, 

 Hageejuk swamps, and lower Kurzar. 



loia. Orchidea. 



Bulbis bipartis, lobis divaricate bilobulis, fl. lilacinia, labello 

 saturatione, colore maculat. Hajeeguk, in swamps not uncom- 

 mon. 



155. Ephedras sp. — Habitu solito, a densely branched dwarf shrub, 

 young branches tender, and in this state not unlike some of 

 the Bameau Kochioids. Ramis glaucis fol. fuscis, vel. ru- 

 bris, inflor. foem trichotom, fructib binis maturis rubris. 



Barren hills Kaloo infer common. 



156. Aconito sp. — Simplex calyce casruleo, petalis albidis calcare 

 recto, floribus sub secuudis J way up Kotul i KjiIoo. 



157. Pedicularis. — Erecta simplex, fol. pinnatisectum, ■§ down 

 Kaloo. How curious that this form of the genus affects very 

 dry places. 



158. Hypericum — Frutex humilis, prostrato decumbens, fol. carno- 

 sis crystallinis glaucis, fl. solitar terminal, calyce sub duplici. 

 Corolla cerea, carnea rubro tinctum. Dry barren ground foot 

 of hills Topchee. 



159. Umbellifera. — Habitus Coriandra, odor subo, fl. albo carpellis 

 longe-rostratis, erodiformibus. In fields, especially of lucerne 

 Bamean. 



160. Gramen. — Erect stricta spica cauleque rubescent. Swampy 

 spots in the bed of river Bamean. 



