360 AFFGHANISTAN F-LORA. 



171. Linarisesp. — Pereiinis, carnosa glauca, fl. aurei calcare gracili, 

 sub erecto, hills Akrobat. 



172. Labiatae sp — Basi decumbens fl. minuto luteo fuscescent. In 

 fields Byani. 



173. Glaucii sp. — A stout glaucous plant, petalis luteis. Barren 

 hills Byani. 



174. Statice. — A tall straggling almost scandent plant with coria- 

 ceous glaucous per foliate leaves. Along Syghan river. 



175. Statice sp. — A tufted species with spathulate coriaceous crys- 

 talline leaves, past flowering. No species like these occur on 

 the East side of Hindoo Koosh. 



176. Labiata. — Planta robusta cana, 3 pedalis floribus cserulescent 

 Soorooth Dhurrah. Cor. ringens, lab. super lobis reflexis, cen- 

 tralia inferioris concav. 



177. Composita. — Serratuloid. — Sub simple, 2-3 pedalis glaucesc. 

 carnosa, capit lilacinis. 



Akrobat nearest Dhurrah, on the way to Bamean, 10,000 

 ft. in damp thickets. 



178. Umbelliferioid Thalictrum 4-5 pedale, pallens cum praece- 

 dento. 



179. Astragalus dendroides — Ramulis crassis albis fol. glaucis, 

 tegumina pendulis, a scraggy shrub 1-2 ft. high on Onnoo. 

 Pass summit, and on Akrobat. 



180. Malvaceae. — Planta 3-5 pedalis annua robusta herbacea, gla- 

 briuscula, fol palmat 5 lobis, lobis rotundatis dentatis, race- 

 mis pubescent nudis (ob-lapsu) Involucro nisi annulum subin- 

 tegrum ad basi calycis. Cal. spatha fissa, dentibus setaceis co- 

 hgerent. Cor. sub campanulat vix regularis, aspectu apocyneo. 

 Pet alba, (-^ infer tubum formant sanguin.) 



Columna hinc inclinata. 



Pet et stamin basi altiuscula unita, stigmata 5 capsula erec- 

 ta hirta 5 angularis, interangula concavo unilateral uti flores, 

 5 locularis. Sem. uni seriatis rotundatis, pisi parvi magnit, 

 sessil, hilo longit seminis fere coty. foliaceae conduplicato 

 plicatse. 



In fields Peshowur : vix Cult. 



There are many points resemblance between Malvaceae and 

 Curcurbitacese. 



