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Citation Information
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A LIST OF THE PLACES WHERE PLANTS WERE COLLECTED.
Yurt-chaj5g'han, June 2 I St-2 2 nd 1900.
Desolate, nearly barren steppe region at the left bank of Lowest Tarim, just above the point where the river enters the Kara-koshun or New Lop-nor. In the neighbourhood of this place is Abdal, abandoned in i 900, well-known from Prshevalskiy's
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North. lat. 39° 30', East. long. 88° 56', Altitude 817 m.
Usun-köl, June 23 rd 1900.
Lake at the bank of Tarim near Abdal, immediately above the mouth of the
Tarim in the Kara-koshun. Altitude 817 m.
Maj5ik-köl, June 2 3 rd 1900.
A part of Kara-koshun. Altitude 816 m.
Dung-i k, July 1st 1900.
Desert region 12 miles S. E. of Kara-koshun and Abdal. The ground consists of clay dust. Vegetation hills protected by the roots of plants.
North. lat. 39° I 8', East. long. 89° 29', Altitude 882
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Tatlik-bulak, July 3rd 190o.
A spring on the road from Abdal to the mountains of North Tibet. Around the spring a vegetation belt. Tatlik-bulak is situated in a valley between comparatively low mountain ridges. Above Tatlik-bulak there are some other springs. The whole way up there is vegetation, though sparse.
North. lat. 3 9° 9', East. long. 8 9° 5 5', Altitude r 953
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Bash-kurghan, July 5th 1900.
A part of the valley in the lower region of which Tatlik-bulak is situated. Springs and vegetation.
North. lat. 39° 4', East. long. 9o° 10', Altitude 2629 m.
Köl, July 9th 1900.
Camping ground on the road to N. E. Tibet; is also called Chimen-köl. At the foot of mountains. Open steppe to the N. E. The ground consists of yellow clay and fine gravel. There is a little pool (köl) fed by springs.
North. lat. 38° 20', East. long. 90° II', Altitude 3004 m.
The plant taken at this place, Eurotia ceratoides, is in Eastern Turkestan called »teresken « (usually pronounced »tesken«), and in Western Tibet on the road between Yarkand and Ladak »yapkak«. In the region of the Kara-korum and on both sides of the Kara-korum Pass this plant is nearly the only one to be found, and is therefore sometimes the saving of a caravan. In spite of its hard , dry stem it is eaten by ponies and mules.
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