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SOME PLANTS OF THE ZOR HILLS. 
p s * 
Local name.—'* Isaainlra ” ( ). Muschler gives it the 
names of “ onsegl ”, u kheyta ”, “ busseyl ” and “ zambaq ”. 
Listrib . — From Persia westward to Asia Minor and the Mediter- 
ranean region. Also in Afghanistan and Beluchistan. In India it is 
found only in the Punjab 
A small plant with orange flowers. Is not known to be of any use. According to 
Muschler the bulbs are edible. 
DICOTYLEDON EM. 
IV— SALICACE.E. 
1#. Populus Linn. 
*14. Populus sp. probably P. euphratica Oliv. Voy. Atlas, III, 449 j 
FI. Or. IV, 1194 ; F. B. I. V., 688. 
Without locality or number. 
Local name . — Arab. lt quaq ” ( ijly* ); Pers. “ darsafeda ” 
( ). In D. E. P. the term “ safeda ” is given as the 
general name for Populus , the prefix " dar ” meaning a tree. Boissier, 
however, gives only the name “ patta ” by which the poplar is known 
in North-western India, Afghanistan, and Beluchistan. 
Listrib. — -Westward to Syria and Egypt, also in Central Asia. In 
India it is found along the Indus Valley and in the Punjab. 
15. Salix Linn. 
*15. Salix sp« 
Without locality or number. 
Local name . — -Arab. " gharab- ” ( ) > Pers. (< bed ” ( ), 
V— POLYGON ACE J5. 
16. Rumex Linn. 
16 . Ramex lacerus Balb. in Mem. Acad. Turin. 335 • FI. Or. IV, 1017. 
R. p ictus Forsk. Flor. aeg.-arab LXV, No. 215, 77. 
Zor Hills No. 47. 
Local name.—" Hambas^s ,, ( ). Musohler records it as 
r; hommeyd ”, 
Listrib . — Asia Minor to Egypt. 
This is a wild sorrel with a tiny pink flower, and resembles the English plant. 
Both animals and men eat it freely. Common. 
