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SOME PLANTS OF THE ZOB HILLS. 
34. Chorispora. DC. 
30. Chorispora syriaca. Boiss. Ann. Sc. Nat. 1842, 384 ; FI. Or. I* 
143. 
Zor Hills. No. 59. 
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Local name . — “ Yahak 
JJistrib . — Asia Minor. 
A plant with mauve flowers strongly sweet-soented. It grows in sand and camels 
graze on it. Bedouins do not generally recognise the plant. It is more common near 
Basra and was first noticed at Satra. 
40. Crucifer*. Sp ? 
Zor Hills. No. 21. 
Local name. — “ H^raisha ” ( ). 
It is a plant resembling “ rai " (Brasstca juncea H. F.'and T.). In this looelity 
it seldom grows to over 2 feet but in favourable localities, such as the Batin, it 
reaches to about 3 feet. The flowers are yellow. The leaves are broad and hairy, lying 
flat on t|ie ground and radiating from a central root. Men do not use it but oamels are 
very fond of it and it is said to be good for them. It is very common and is indeed 
the staple food of the camels during the u Ayyana-ur-.Rabia " after “ hamz ” (gram) and 
(t arfaj ” ( Centaurea sj?,) ( a nd ). 
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41. Crucifer*. Not identifiable. 
Zor Hills. No. 45. 
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Local name Hasar ” ( jL-*. ). 
A bushy plant with tiny white flowers which somewhat resemble those of Notoceras 
but its leaves and habit are quite different. 
X— RESEDACE.fi. 
35. Reseda Linn. 
43. Reseda Aucheri Boiss. Diagn. Ser. I, 1, 5 ; FI. Or. I, 434 ; 
F.B.I. I, 181. 
Zor Hills. No. 5. 
Local name. — “Thiniban” ( obio ). 
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Listrib . — East Persia to Asia Minor. In India it occurs only in 
Sind where Stocks found it. 
This plant reaches its full height at about 8 inches and the flowers seem to have a 
faint resemblance to the English mignonette. Its habit is also very similar and 
though no scent has been detected there ig a report that the flowers when fresh aro 
sweet scented*. It is found in stony soil, sand hills, sandy plains and rocks but never in 
s wam ps. Animals graze on it fi’cely but men have no use for it.* 
