Common wormwood, _Artemisia absinthium_. Rue, _Ruta graveolens_. Rose bay, _Nerium Oleander_. Wild laburnum, _Cytisus laburnum_. Commercial Indigo, _Indigo feræ_. The following trees have been introduced into the cultivated districts, and they are now native to the country: Mulberry, _Morus nigra_. Willow, _Salix_. Poplar, _Populus_. Ash, _Fraxinus excelsior_. Plane, _Platanus_. The important uncultivated products are: Gum-resin, _Narthex assafœtida_(grown chiefly on the plains between Kandahar and Herat). Walnut, _Juglans regia_. Pine-nut, _Pinus pinea_. Rhubarb (edible, chiefly grown in the highlands of Kabul). _Elæagnus orientalis Sanjit._ _Pistacia khinjak_, Gul-i-pista. _Fraxinus ornus_, Ash. Mushrooms, _Agaricus campestris_. As regards vertebrate zoology Afghanistan lies on the frontier of three regions--the Eurasian, the Ethiopian and the Indo-Malayan. In the main the species are Eurasian. The following wild animals are to be found: ⎧ _Felis catus_ Wild cat. ⎪ _F. chaus_ Jungle cat. _Felidæ_ ⎨ _F. caracal_ Kara-kul. ⎪ _Cynælurus jubatus_ Cheetah. ⎪ _F. pardus_ Common leopard. ⎩ _F. tigris_ Tiger. ⎧ _Caries aureus_ Jackal. ⎪ _C. bengalensis_ Wolf. _Canidæ_ ⎨ _Hyæna striata_ Hyæna. ⎪ _Vulpes bengalensis_ Wild dog. ⎩ _V. flavescens_ Small Indian fox. ⎧ _Herpestes_ Mongoose. ⎪ _Mustela erminea_ Stoat. _Mustelidæ_ ⎨ _M. flavigula_ Marten. ⎪ _Ursus torquatus_ Black bear. ⎩ _Ursus isabellinus_ Yellow bear. ⎧ _Capra ægagrus_ Ibex. ⎪ _C. megaceros_ Markhoor. ⎪ _Ovis vignei_ Wild sheep. _Ruminants_ ⎨ _Gazella subgutturosa_ Persian gazelle. ⎪ _Gazella dorcas_ Common gazelle. ⎪ _Cervus wallichii_ Indian barasingha. ⎪ _Sus scrofa_ Wild hog. ⎩ _Equus onager_ Wild ass. ⎧_Talpha europæa_ Mole. ⎪ _Sorex indicus_ Indian shrew. ⎪ _Erinaceus collaris_ Collared hedgehog. ⎪ _E. auritus_ Long-eared hedgehog. _Talpidæ_ ⎨ _Phyllorhinus cineraceus_ ⎫ ⎪ _Scotophilus bellii_ ⎬ Bats. ⎪ _Vespertilio auritus_ ⎪ ⎩ _V. barbastellus_ ⎭