554 BOTANICAL INFORMATION. 
Palm: and the Vine, and the Cesalpinia Bonducella, climbing 
up the trees. As at Muggur Peer, the Muggurs (alligators), so 
here, the peacocks. Shah Bilawul, whose white Musjid was at the 
end of the grove, had been fond of peacocks, and from 80 to 100 
were here, screaming incessantly, and flying from tree to tree, 
and spreading their tails of pride,—tame too, and were fed by call. 
The trees here, (from the depth of the valley losing one hour’s 
morning, and one hour’s evening sun,) had shot up high and 
straight, as well as got portly in bulk. They had plenty of water, 
of their own accord baring their roots, and sending them to meet 
the streams, but also having little channels flowing among them, 
one day in one direction, another day in another, by the care of 
the Faqueers. I remained here seven days, and you will see by my 
collection what was the nature of the Flora. I have not sent 
every plant I collected—about 200—but all the good ones. Many 
I knew in Guzerat, ( Evolvulus, §c.,) and many I have sent you in 
other parcels. Oligomeris, Trichodesma, Anticharis, Didesmus, 
Hyoscyamus, Forskelia, Picridium, Talinum, &e. There is here, 
an evident beginning of the vegetation of the lofty hills of Beloo- 
chistan. Caragana polyacantha, Chamerops, Umbellifere, Tecoma, 
Olea, Punica, Lawsonia and Azadirachta, truly wild. Now all 
this was in March. lam afraid I cannot get there in July, when 
I should reap an abundant harvest, but I must go in Septem- 
ber to see the close, as I saw now the opening of the Annus 
Botanicus at Shah Bilawul. 
One day I took an excursion to the mountain Lakin, where 
was a cave with stalactites from the roof, and water continually 
dripping, reminding me of Knaresborough, as the valley of Shah 
Bilawul did, most forcibly, of Matlock. Here was a place where 
Adam and Eve were said to have issued from the bowels of the 
earth. However, I disgusted my guide by paying more attention to 
Hyoscyamus muticus which grew hard by, than to his relation. 
You know our Indian mode of marching? I think you would 
have been amused with the sight of mine. For example: on eaving 
Shah Bilawul, the sun fast. descending behind the lofty moun- 
tains, leaving the valley half light, half shade, with the broad 
