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LIST OF PLANTS. 
LILIACE^. 
354. Polyg-onatum verticillatum, All. — Dras Valley. 
355. Eremurus spectabilis, Bieb. — Dras Valley. 
356. Allium odorum? Linn. — Indus Valley, Ladak. 
* 357. Allium, sp. — Both sides of Sanju Pass, Yar- 
kand, 14,000 ft. 
* 358. Allium, sp. — Not in flower ; Kargallik on 
larkand Plains, 5000 ft. 
* 359. Allium lineare. Linn., var. junceum. — In 
great abundance along the Kuen Lun range in the Kara- 
kash Valley, about 14,000 ft., growing in large masses in 
clefts of rocks. The leaves when boiled are excellent eating, 
at any rate we relished them very much after a fortnight of 
desert marching. 
360. Allium nivale? Jacq. = No. 13 H. f. & T. dist.— 
Dras Valley. 
361. Allium, sp. = 18 H. f. & T. dist. — Dras Valley. 
362. Xiloydia serotina, Boxb. — Masimik Pass, Ladak, 
16,000 ft. 
363. Fritillaria cirrhosa, Don. — Dras Valley, near 
Zoji-la Pass. 
MELANTHACEiE. 
364. Colcbicum, sp. — Zoji-la Pass. 
JUNCACE^. 
* 365. Carex IlXoorcroftii, Falc. — Common from Chagra 
to the Karakash Valley, from 15,000 to 18,000 ft. ; some- 
times it was met with in patches of several acres, each 
plant being several feet apart from the adjoining ones. It 
was almost the only food for the baggage animals for more 
than a week. It is very locally distributed and is usually 
found on dry gravel slopes, often at a distance from 
water. 
366. Carex nivalis, Boott.— Dras Valley. 
* 367. Carex stenophylla, Wahl. — Head of Lower 
Karakash Valley, 14 to 15,000 ft. 
