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350 THE JOURNAL OF INDIAN BOTANY.


Stipa L.

Stipa orientalis Trin. ex Ledeb. Fl. Alt. I, 83. — Loc. ; Harboi, 18 miles ESE of Kalat, 9,000 ft. (no. 34).— El. and fr. in Aug. 1917. Uses. — : Eaten by animals. Vern. Name : Gasht (Br.).

Stipa pennata L. Sp. PI. 78. — Loc. : Chhuttok, 90 miles S. of Kalat', about 4,550 ft. (no. 162) ; Gwambuk, about 50 miles SE of Panjgur, about 2,700 ft. (M 29).— El. and fr. in Aug. 1917.

Uses : Eeputed to be tbe best grazing grass on the hills (Hotson).

Vern. Name : Haveh (Br.), Mazh (Bal.).

POLYPOGON Desf.

Polypogon monspeliensis Desf. Fl. Ail. 7, 66. — Loc.: Nag (W. Kolwa), about 83 miles E. by N. of Turbat, about 2,300 ft. (no. M24B) ; Mazarjuh (Gidar, Jalarwan), 28° 11' N, 66° 2' E, about 5,200 ft. (no. M254) ; Panjgur, about 3,200 ft. (no. M124A) ; Chib (Buhda) 63° 8' E. 26° 19' N, about 1,600 ft.— El. and fr. in March, April and June 1918.

Vern. Name : Jaudal (Bal. and Br.), Narmo (Kechi, Makrani Bal.), Phulko (Panjguri Bal.)

SPOROBOLUS Br.

Sporobolus arabicus Boiss. Diagn. PI. Or. ser. I, XIII, 47. — Loc. : Teghab, 107 miles S. of Kalat, 4150 ft. (no. 192) ; Nagak (W. Kolwa), about 87 miles E. by N. of Turbat, about 2,400 ft. (no. M 229). — El. and fr. in April 1918, Aug. 1917.

Vern. Name : Lash (Br. and Bal.).

Agrostis L.

Agrostis verticillata Vill. Fl. Delph. 74. — Loc. : Iskalku, 7 miles E. of Kalat, 7,500 ft. (no. 86) ; Khudabadan, | mile N. ot Panjgur, about 3,100 ft. (no. M 189).— Fl. and fr. in March 1918, Aug. 1917.

Vern. Name : Tusg (Bal.).

AVENA L.

Avena Cavanillesii Koch Syn. Fl. Germ. eel. 1, 1, 797. — Loc. : Quetta.

CYNODON Pers.

Cynodon dactylon Pers. Syn. I, 85. — Loc. : Panjgur (no. M428). Kalat, about 6,350 ft. (no. M 396 A). Fl. and fr. in May and July 1918;

Vern. Name : Shez (Panjguri Bal.), Milinu.

Chloris Sw.

Chloris villosa Pers. Syn. I, 87.— Loc. : Chhuttok, 99 miles S. of Kalat, about 4,550 ft. (no. 161) ; summit of Burida Pass, 140 miles SSW of Kalat, about 4,250 ft. (no. 212).— Fl. and fr. in Aug. 1917.

Vern. Name : Gashd, Mashna Chab (Br.), Kohi Chab (Bal.).