SOME PLANTS OF THE ZOR HILLS. 
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List rib. — Throughout Western Asia and Europe. It occurs in 
Upper India and is much cultivated as a vegetable in Assam. 
68. • Malva sp. 
Zor Hills. No. 46. 
.Local name . — “ Khubbaiz ” ( jx**. ) applied to the raw plant, 
and (i tulah }> ( ) applied to the cooked plant. Muschler gives 
*' khubbaiz ” as the name of Malva parvijlora L. 
This common weed, resembling a mallow with pink flowers, grows up to a height 
of 12 inches. The specimen was from Basra, bat on every dung heap round Koweit, 
after a little rain, the plant at once sprouts thickly growing where no other weed or 
grass will grow. 
Animals graze on it freely and the Persians are very fond of the cooked leaves. 
69, Malvaceae ? — Indeterminable. 
’ Zor Hills. No. 39. 
Local name .— “ Garnah ” ( ). The name “ garniya ” is 
given by Muschler to Pelargonium zonale Willd. which is abundant in 
the Levantine region. 
This plant grows chiefly on “ hazum ” land to about 6 inches in height and the 
leaves »row out in a rosette from a fusiform root that runs deep into the soil. The 
root is red and is largely used for tanning hides and skins. The process generally 
adopted is as follows : — The roots are boiled in water and the skins are placed in the 
water before it cools, and are left for 2 or 3 days. The process takes away the 
evil smell of the hide, softens and strengthens it and gives it a red colour. The plant 
is eaten by grazing animals. 
XVIII— TAMA RIC ACE AG. 
53. Tamarix Linn. 
70. Tamarix articulata Vahl. Symb. Bot. II, 48 t. 32; FI. Or. I, 777 ; 
F. B. I. I, 249. 
Bushire. Without number. 
Local name.—kr&b. “ tarfa ” ( ^ ) ; Pers. “ gaz ”( / ). Muschler 
calls this species by the name of “ athl 33 which according to our specimen 
belongs to the following, species. 
Distrib.—Fvom Beluchistan to Egypt and S. Africa. In India it 
is abundant in the Punjab and in Sind. 
71. Tamarix macrocarpa Bunge. Tent. Gen. Tamaric. (1852) 79 ; FI. 
Or. I, 779. 
Koweit. Without number. 
Local name.— Arab, “ifchl” ( JjI ). Fers. “gaz” (J) See above 
No. 70. 
