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LIST OF PLANTS. 
* 106. Oxytropis tatarlca, Camb. — Ladak and Yar- 
kand, from 14 to 16,000 ft. 
* 107. Oxytropis diffusa, Led. — Common on Yarkand 
plains, 4 to 6000 ft., near streams and cultivation. 
* 108. Glycyrrhiza grlandulifera, M. B. — Very- 
abundant at every oasis in the desert between Sanju and 
Yarkand city, and forming, with Tamarix and Myricaria, 
the mass of the jungle along the Yarkand Kiver. 
* 109. Alhagri Blaurorum, Linn. — Common on Yar- 
kand plains, near streams and irrigated fields, everywhere 
under 7000 ft. 
* 110. Cicer arietinum, Linn. — This is not exten- 
sively grown in Yarkand, but is of a very superior sort, the 
seeds being perfectly white. 
111. Clcer soongraricum, DC. — Ladak, 9 to 13,000 ft. 
112. Iiathyrus sativus, Linn. — Ladak, in fields. 
* 113. Vicia Faba, Linn. — Ladak and Yarkand, 
cult. 
* 114. Plsum sativum, Linn. — Both beans and peas 
are cultivated in Ladak up to 10,000 ft., and also in Yarkand 
below 8000 ft. 
* 115. Pbaseolus Blung-o, Linn. — Cultivated about 
Yarkand. Many species of Phaseolus are grown in 
gardens. 
* 116. Sopbora alopecuroides, Linn. — One of the 
most common weeds on the Yarkand plains under 8000 ft. ; 
only found near streams. No animal appears to eat it. 
* 117. Soja hispida, Moench. — Cultivated about 
Yarkand. 
ROSACEA. 
* 118. Persica vulg'aris, L. — Peaches and nectarines, 
which seemed to us quite equal to the best English ones, 
were very abundant in Yarkand city. 
* 119. Armenlaca vulg-aris, Lam. — Apricots are culti- 
vated in Kashmir, Ladak, and Yarkand. In some parts of 
Ladak they must be very abundant, for the dried fruit 
forms an important article of food, and is exported in 
considerable quantities to the Panjab. The dried fruit, 
