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SOME PLANT, S' OF THE ZOR HILLS. 
Disirib. — From Persia to N. Africa and throughout the temperate 
parts of N. Asia and of Europe. Very common on the coasts of Great 
Britain. In India it is found in the North-Western India from Sind 
to the Punjab. Elsewhere introduced. 
A low spreading herb growing from 6 to 8 inches with deep cut leaves somewhat 
like parsley and a thin pink root running deep into the soil. It is very common 
on “huz-nm ” lands and low hills. Both men and animals eat the plant, particularly 
the Arabs who eat it raw. The long pointed fruits are characteristic. 
VlV-yACOPIIYLLACEJI. 
47 . Fagoilia Tourn. 
63. Fagonia Brugnieri DC. Prod. I, 704; FI. Or. I, 905; F. B. I. 
I, 425. 
Zor Hills. No. 23. 
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Local name . — “ Jambah” ) or “shacha'ah ( t* - "). 
Disirib . — Southern Persia to Asia Minor and Westward to Algeria 
N. W. India. 
A thorny plant spreading along the ground and covering it like a carpet, sometimes 
enclosing a space of 18 inches in diameter. It has tiny pink flowers. Camels will feed 
on it when hungry but not readily. It is of no use to men. 
48. Tribulus Linn. 
*63. Tribulus terrestris L. Sp. PI. 887; FI. Or. I, 902; F. B. I. 
I, 423. 
Thaffir and Agnian country. Without number. 
Local name. — “ Gatha ” (l*s ). Muschler gives this name both 
to T. terrestris L. and T. alatus Del. 
Distrib . — Throughout the warm regions of the globe. 
This plant was not found in Koweit, but in the localities mentioned above. It 
reaches about 10 ft. in length, trailing along the ground and is one of the commonest 
plants in the swamps. Camels graze on it occasionally. In India the fruits and 
seeds are deemed to be of medicinal value. 
XV—EUPHORBIACE E. 
49. Euphorbia Linn. 
64 . Euphorbia Emodi Hook. f. F. B. I. V, 250. 
Zor Hills, No. 28. 
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Local name.~“ Gkazalah ” ( ) also called" kkannaiz . 
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