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352 THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN BOTANY. (Kharan), about 26° 57' N, 65° 12' E, about 3,500 ft. (no. M302A).— Fr. in April 1918.

Vern. Name : Humuk (Bal.).

Ephedra intermedia Stapf I. c. 61, t. 2 and 15, f. 1 — 9. — Loc. : Harboi, 18 miles ESE of Kalat, 9,000 ft. (no. 23); Kalgali Jaur (Kharan), 22° 1' N, 65° 54' E, about 5,400 ft. (M348) ; Hushtar Rahi Kaur, 160 miles S. of Kalat, about 3,700 ft. (no. 304),— Uses : Used for tanning leather.

Vern. Name : Narom, Naromb (Br.), Horn (Bal.).

Ephedra nebrodensis Stapf I.e. 77, t. 3, XX. f. 1— 7.— Loc. : Bhani, 131 miles SSW of Kalat, 4,000 ft. (no. 205).

Vern. Name : Avishk (Br.).

JUNIPERUS L.

Juniperus macropoda Boiss. Fl. Or. V. 709. — Loc. : Harboi, 18 miles ESE of Kalat, 9,000 ft. (no. 18, 18A, 18B).— Er. in Aug. 1918.

Uses : The berries are boiled and the juice is very good in diseases of the chest, causing profuse perspiration. They are greatly exported to Sind for use as medicine. The leaves are eaten by camels, and the berries by chikor.