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LIST OF PLANTS. 
50. Silene conoldea, Linn. — In the same locality as 
tlie preceding. 
51. Silene aflFffhanica, Rolirb.—Dr as Valley, 9000 ft. 
52. Silene Z^oorcroftiana, Wall. — Chang -la Pass,, 
16,000 feet. 
* 53. Ziychnis apetala, Linn. — Lak Zung, 17,000 
feet, very stunted ; and on Sanju Pass up to 15,000. 
54. Stellaria, sp., near crispata, Wall. — Com- 
mon through Ladak, from 9 to 13,000 feet ; also found in 
Kashmir. 
55. Stellaria media, Linn.— Tankse, Ladak. 13,000 ft. 
56. Arenaria Griffithsii, Boiss. — Dras Valley. 9000 ft. 
57. Arenaria, sp., near A. Griffithsii, Boiss. — Zoji-la 
Pass, 10,000 ft. 
* 58. Arenaria musciformis, Wall. — This, which looks 
like an enormous moss, grows in dense hemispherical masses, 
which are often several feet in diameter and a foot high ; 
it was found on all the passes in Ladak and Yarkand from 
15 to 17,000 ft. It is often the only fuel obtainable in 
these high regions. It is usually found in ravines and not 
in open situations. 
* 59. Arenaria, sp. ? — Not in flower. In the most 
desert parts of the Upper Karakash Valley, and on the 
Sanju Pass, 15 to 16,000 feet. It looks like a young state 
of A. musciforrnis. 
PORTULACACE^. 
* 60. ZHontia fontana, L. — At borders of Yarkand 
plains, 5000 ft. 
TAMARICACEiE. 
* 61. Tamarix g-allica, Linn.— Ladak, 10 to 12,000 ft., 
or perhaps higher, and abundant in Yarkand from 4 to 
9000 ft. 
* 62. IWCyricaria g-ermanica, Desf. — Common in almost 
every valley from Kashmir to Yarkand from 8 to 4000 ft. up 
to about 15,000 ft. ; it formed a large bush, and in some 
cases almost a tree, with a decayed, gnarled stem. 
* 63. nnyricaria prostrata, H. f. & T. — Found above 
16,000 ft. both in Ladak and Yarkand. 
