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SOME PLANTS OF THE ZOE HILLS. 
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Local name.— 11 Zimloog” ((3j^3) . 
Distrib .' — From Persia westward to Asia Minor and the Mediterranean 
region. In India it is found in the Western Himalayas. 
A small plant with yellow flowers like a daisy and iu some respects resembling 
Anthemisy No. 94. It grows to about 10 inches and is especially common on the sand 
hills near Ras Ijlafa. 
73. Calendula Linn. 
07, Calendula arvensis Linn. Sp. PI. ed. II, 1303 ; FI. Or. Ill, 
4is; F. B. I. Ill, 358. 
Zor Hills. No. 6. 
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Local name . — “ Hanwa” (»jLk). 
Distrib . — From Persia westward, also in Caucasia, Central and 
Southern Europe and North Africa. 
This plant is not more than 8 inches in height and the flowers resemble a small 
marigold, some having a black and others an orange centre. Iu habit the species may 
he either prostrate or erect. It grows everywhere except in the swamps and camels 
feed on it, but the Bedouins believe that it is fatal to camels to cat much of this plant. 
74. Centaurea Linn. 
98. Centaurea Sp. 
Without locality or number. 
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Local name. — “ Arafij/* or“arfaj'\ 
75. Koelpinia Linn. 
99. Koelpinia linearis Pall. ltin. Ill, App. 755 ; FI. Or. Ill, 
721 ; F. B. I. Ill, 392. 
Zor Hills. No. 12. 
Local name . — “Th'ilug” or u Lahyat ultais v or 
which meaps “ nanny goat's beard 
Distrib. — Western and Central Asia, South Russia and North 
Africa. In India found in the Punjab and in Kashmir. 
A spreading plant not more than 6 inches high with a handsome yellow flower like a 
minute dandelion and with curiously characteristic fruits like birds 8 claws. The leaves 
ore thin and almost hair-like and the flowers and fruits grow side by side. It grows 
chiefly on sandy plains. The Bedouins are fond of the plant, eatiog all but the root. 
All grazing, animals feed on it. 
