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CONTRIBUTIONS : A FLORA OF BALUCHISTAN. 85 Dianthus fimbriatus MB. Taur. Cauc. I, 382. Loc.: Harboi, 9,000 ft. (no. 43A) ; Surab, 28° 29' N, 66° 16' E about 5,700 ft. (M. 375). Fl. in June 1918, Aug 1917. Uses : Said to be eaten by hares. Vern. Name : Aghud (Br.).

Saponaria vaccaria L. $p. PI. 585, var. grandiflora Fisch. in DC> Prodr. 1, 365. Loc. : Panjgur, about 3,100 ft. (no. M 144, M 144A). Fl. and fr. in March 1918. Vern. Name : Karari (Br.).

Silene conoidea L. Sp. PI. 598. Loc. : Khudabadan, f mile N. of Panjgur, about 3,100 ft. (no. M 178). Fl. in March 1918.

Arenaria filiformis Labill. Dec. IV, 408. Loc. : Nagak (W. Kolwa), about 87 miles E. by N. of Turbat, about 2,400 ft. (no. M 185A). Fl. and fr. in April 1918. Vern. Name : Dandalo (Bal.),

Arenaria sp. (Near A. holosteoides). Loc. : Khudabadam, i mile N. of Panjgur, about 3,100 ft. (no. M 183). Fl. in March 1918. Vern. Name : Baliko (Bal ). Name uncertain.

Spergularia diandra Boiss. Fl. Or. I, 733. Loc. : Khudabadan, | mile N. of Panjgur, about 3,100 ft. (no. M 185). Fl. and fr. in. March 1918. Vern. Name : Dandalo (Bal.).

Spergularia marginata Boiss. Fl. Or. I, 733. Loc: Near Sitani, 59 miles S. of Kalat, 5,300 ft. (no. 128j ;Mazarjuh, about 28° 11' N, 66° 2' E, about 5,200 ft. (no. M 365). Fl. and fr. in June and Aug. 1918. Vern. Name : Makankur (Br.).

Portulaca oleracea L. Sp. PL 638. Loc. : W. side of Burida Pass, 140 miles SSW of Kalat, under 4,250 ft. (no. 250), ; Garrok, 27 miles N. of Ornach, about 3,400 ft. (no. 276A) ; Shahdadzai, 72 miles S. of Kalat, 5,100 ft. (no. 138) ; Panchgur (no. M 327) ; Quetta ; Korak (Pelar), 180 miles S. by W. of Kalat, 1,900 ft. (no. 276). Fl. and fr. in May 1918, July 1918, Aug. 1917, Sept, 1917. Vern. Na?nes : Pichali, Pechali, (Bal. and Brah.), Mugher (Brah.). Uses : Cooked and eaten as a vegetable.

Tamarix Pallasii Desv. Ann. Sc. Nat. IV. 340. Loc. : Siman river, about 15 miles SE of Khozoar, about 3,700 ft. (no. 361). Fl. in Sept. 1917. Vern. Name : Siah Gaz (Bal. Br.), Mauna Kiri (Br.).

Tamarix laxa Willd. Act. Acad. Berol. (1812) 82. Loc. : Awaran (Kolwa) 26° 24' N, 65° 12' E, about ],750 ft. (M 12B) ; Dokob, 60 miles W. of Turbat, about 700 ft. (no. M 12) ; Teghab, 107 miles S. of Kalat, 4,150 ft. (no. 147A) ; Shahdzai, 72 miles S. of Kalat, 5,100 ft. (no. 147). Fl. and fr. in Aug. 1917, Sept. 1917, Dec 1917.