363 AFFGHAMSTAN FLORA. 



Pet lutea, sepalis paullo brevior ungue longo, lamina orbi- 

 culari. 



Stam petalis vix longior, stigma orbicular. River banks in 

 sandy wet places, Otipore. 

 9. Cruciferae Alyssoides. — Planta pussilla annua erect caule pilis 

 typical, stellatis, racemus terminatis. Calyx herbaceus, viridis 

 sepalis compresso concavis. pet lutea erect clausa, sepalis J 

 longior demum persistentia, albe facto erecto. 

 Genital inclusa. 



Silicula emarginat orbicularis marginato disco iuflato. 

 Common all over Khorasan in dry shingly ground. 



10. Brassicacea. — Erecto ramosa glauca carnosa, fol. inf. pinnatifid 

 caulineis, dentatis, basi sagittatis racemis terminat, floribus sub 

 purpureis, calyce subsimple erect clausus fuscesc. viridis. 



Petal, erectiusculis concavis venosis genital sub inclusis. 

 Siliquor (pedicellis deflexis, et secundis) Allantodiformibus, 

 torulosis, rostro robusta brevior. 



Common over Khorasan, dry shingly ground. 



11. Cruciferae. — Frutex humilis prai ramos. cortice albo caeterum 

 totus canus, calyx cylindricus (tendency to split irregularly,) 

 clausus, pet. patent^ssima raargine revoluta demum reflexa, pur- 

 purea genital inclusa. Common on barren hills. Pushut. 



Pet. venos, but differs from Sinapidea. 



12. Ejusdem generis. — Habitus idem sed robustior minus canus, 

 flores rubri, demum lilacini. 



Very nearly allied to 11, both scentless. 

 Semen, margine alatum. 



13. Crucifera. — Herba humilis, strigosa, fol inferior pinnatifida 

 dentatis. 



Calyx ex erectis hispidus simplex, rubescens. Pet. patentia 

 spathulata venosiuscul, lilacino basi sanguinea genital inclusa. 



Siliqua juniora, ovato acuminato longiuscul rostrata strigosis- 

 sima pilis patentibus albis. 



Common on barren dry spots. Pushut. 



1 4. Isatis sp. — 2 Pedalis glauca, racemis paniculatis floribus erec- 

 tis cernuo demum pendulis luteis, calyce ^ patentibus, petaloi- 

 deo lutea. Pet erectiuscula, Anth deciduae. In fields Otipore. 



15. Thlaspidea. — Erecta annua glauca, foliis oblongis, basi sagitta- 



