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Scinde, or the Spinifex squarrosus, of the Concan, which binds 
the ‘ ribbed sea-sand.’ To return to Scinde : there is the Delta 
also, ending in the line of Sea-coast, forming the S.W. boundary. 
The Delta I do not know, except that it produces gigantic grasses 
and sedges in abundance ; and I have only seen the coast at the 
extreme w est angle, wdiere, at Kurrachee, the Beloochistan hills 
come dowm to the sea, 
“There grow the ConvolvulusPes-Capr^e, Salsolas, Salicornias, 
JEgiceras majus (mentioned by Arrian as having sweet flow^ers 
like a violet, lam’el leaves, and growing below high-water mark, 
which can apply to nothing so well as to this), a Scavola, and, no 
doubt, Avicennia and Rhizophoras, though I have not seen these 
last. 
“ A Statice and a Lyciim seem also to confine themselves (as 
much as they can) to the neighbom’hood of the sea; and many 
plants, when growing within reach of the salt breezes, get fat 
and hypertrophied, with thickened leaves. What is it that 
causes the change above referred to ? 
“ In the sandy deserts of Scinde grow Calotropis Ilamiltonii, 
and its parasite Phelipaa Calotropidis, Cappans apliylla, Zizyphi, 
Acacias, Mimosas, Cassias, Indigoferas, ISeurada, Cucumis ama- 
rus, Colocynthis vulgaris, Fagonia Mysorensis, Fqmsetum debile, 
Trihulus lanuginosiis, Alliagi Maurorum, Prosopis spinigera, Fa- 
chellia Farnesiana, Corchorus humilis (Munro,—Wight s ‘ leones. 
1073, Corchorus huniifusus. Law in ‘Bombay Catalogue, p. 254.) 
wdiicli regularly opens its flow^ers at 3, p.m.. 
“ Round villages, or wLere the soil is better, or has been 
cultivated, grow also Sidas (Juimihs, alba, &c.), Lebretonia, 
Pavonia, Abelmoschi, Abutilons, Cardiospermuni Halicacubum, 
Aristolochia bracteata, Phyllanthus Niruri, Polygalas (Rothiana, 
Tosmarinifolia, &c.), Gynandropsis peniaphylla, Cadaba Indica, 
Commelinas, Lactuca sarmentosa, Sonchi, Zapama nodif ora, Gi- 
sekia molluginoides, Aerva lanata, Celosia argentea, Achyranthes 
lappacea and alternifora, Gnaphaliunis, Solanums, Argemone 
Mexicana ; several Corchori, Trianthemas, Portulaceas, Poly- 
carp(]ea spadicea, Glinus dictamnoides, Soerhaavia procunibens, 
and one, if not two, shrubby species. Justicia bicaliculata, 
paniculata, echioides, repens, and other AcanihacecB. Xanthium 
Indicum, Ipomrea Pes-Tigridis, pilosa, and dasysperma, Pharbitis 
Nil, Batatas peniaphylla, Calonyction muricatum. Convolvulus mi- 
crophyllus, and two Jacqueniontias. 
“ On the spurs of the Beloochistan hills (limestone formation) 
grow Euphorbia antiquorum, two Barlerias (both, I think, new), 
Monsonia Lawiana, Melhania abutiloides, Linaria ramosissima. 
