REPORT ON A BOTANICAL TOUR IN KASHMIR, 1893. 
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Jaeschkea gentiamides^ Kurz,— Common in Kashmir. The whole 
plant is extremely bitter, much resem'bling chiretta in taste. 
Jumper us macrepoda^ Boias*' — Pencil Cedar).— A characteris- 
tic tree of Baitistin, also found in Kashmir on hill-sides exposed to 
the south. Called chili** in the Astor valley, and shupa ** in the 
Shingo valley. 
Lathyrus sativus^ called GharSs in the Satpur vallry above 
Skirdu. 
M edica go saliva, L (Lucerne). — Apparently wild in many parts 
of Kashmir -and Baltistan. Called ^^Rtshka^* in the Astor valley. 
Megacarpxa palyandra^ Bentk— A very singular Ipoking Cruci^ 
feroiis plant, with tall thick stems and large flab seed-pods. It 
is extremely abundant in the Kamri valley, up to 12,000 feet, and I 
have also met with it on the hill-sides above Gulmarg, The leaves 
are much sought after by the natives, who use them as a vegetable. 
The plant is known under the names ^^Chach” ^ Chatrip* and ^^Chat- 
tarhakr 
Melilolus alha^ Lamk.— Called ^^Bish ishpit** in the Astor valley. 
Melilot.'^s officinalis^ Willd.— Called ^-^Ishpit or ** ispii-* in the 
Satpur valley above Skirdu. 
Mentha sylvestris^ Z,, var, Royieana.^UsQd as fodder in the 
Astor valley, where it is called PiiliiB 
Morus j/»-*^“The ‘‘ Shah tut of the Skardu district j also called 
^^kachiiosaP F.ruit large, black, and very juicy^ 
Myricaria eiegans, Royle. — River beds in Baltistdn, where it is' 
known under th^ .name of 
Myricaria germanica^ Desv. ■—River beds in Kashmir and Bal- 
tistan. 
Nicotiana rustica^ L, (round-leaved' tobacco).— Grown to some 
extent in the Indus valley below Skdrdu, at an elevation of about 
8,000 feet. 
Orysa saiha, L. (Rice),— Two distinct classes of rice are grown 
in the valley, the re®’ and the white, with many varieties of each. 
The red varieties, though less esteemed, are more commonly culti- 
vated oil account of their being more hardy. (See Dictionary of 
Economic Products of India, Volume V, page 622). 
Posonia emodi] Wall.— Common in the Liddar valley. 
Panicum mtiiaceum, vern. ‘Chena 'h— Extensively cultivated 
inTbe Tilail valley, where it is called ^^chini!^ 
\ ' ParroUia Jacquemonti.m, Dene. — A gregarious shrub, abundant 
in all the valleys south of the Central Kashmir chain of mountains 
up to 8,000 feet. 
