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^ and cliarophytes. Temp. 10.45 a.m. (nvercast) 16.2"C., 4.30 p.m. (bright sun- 

 light) 21.2°"C. 3 March, 1932. P 2. (6) frum open water hetween weeds, P 2. 

 (7) from among weeds. 



P 3 Sohawa, Jhelum district, altitude c. 528 m. 



Small pond, about 2X5 m. and 50 cms. deep, in swampy stream-bed just below 

 P 2. Temp. 11.25 a. m. U'C. 3 March, 1932. 



P 6. Sohawa, Jhelum district, altitude c. 528 m. 



Pond about 18 X 18 m., shallow, very turbid, Jkiiciis in centre suggests that it is 

 temporary. Temp. 3.45 p. m. 26.5°C. 3 March, 1932. 



P 13. llaripur, Abbotabad district. Northwest Frontier Province, altitude c. 550 m. 



Small and presumal)ly very transient puddle by roadside, about 2-3 X 1 m., and 

 10 cms. deep. Masses of filamentous algae. 17 March, 1932. 



K. Localities in the Kashmir Valley. 



K 4. Srinagar, altitude c. 1585 m. 



Small pond by office of I'^ish and Game Commission. \'ery tnrliid and tending to 

 polysaprobic condition. 21 March, 1932. 



K 8. Swamp at Gagirbal, Srinagar, at lower end of Lokut Dal lake, altitude c. 1580 m. 



Limnanthcmutn nyiiiphaeoidcs dominant plant. Diurnal temp, range, 6 Ajjril, 1932, 

 15.3-19.0'C.; pH range, 8.0-8.4. 5 April, 3 May, 1932. 



K 19. Swamp at Gagirbal, Srinagar, altitude c. 1580 m. 



Cut off from lower end of Lokut Dal by an embankment. 



Dominant plant Ranunculus tricho phyllurn. Temp, range 6 April, 1932, 13.2- 



23.0°C., pH range 8.3-9.3. 5 April, 3 May, 1932. 



K21. Lokut Dal Lake, Srinagar, altitude 1582 m. 



Shallow lake, about 1.3 m. deep, entirely carpeted with vegetation, Potamogcton 

 luccns being dominant, with P. amphibiioii, and Liimmntheiiiuiii nyi)ipliaeoidcs at 

 the margin. Temp, range, 6 April, 15.85-18.12°C. ; pH range 8.2-8.5. 5 April, 

 1932. 



K 21a. Floating garden at side of west side of Lokut Dal, altitude 1582 m. 



These are artificially constructed swamps, formed by anchoring masses of decaying 

 vegetation on sticks at the edge of the lake. Tomatoes and other vegetables are 

 cultivated on the islands so obtained. Small pools are cut off from the edge of the 

 main lake in this way and in one of these collections were ni.ade S May, 1932. A 

 full ecological account of stations K 8, K 19, K 21 and K 21a is in jneparation anti 

 will appear in a later paper in this series. 



K 24. Nishat Bagh, altitude c. 1535 m. 



Small artificial pond, 8 m. in diameter and about 50 cms. deep, muddy and with 

 undetermined Myriophy Hum-like plant. 7 April, 1932. 



