2 SO THE KECHNA DOAB. 



with a species of Salicornia, characteristic of such soils. At 

 Shadurrah we meet with a species of Pentatropis in abundance 

 climbing over Mango trees. Species of this genus were first noticed 

 by Brown in Salt's Abyssinia. In the Rechna Doab, the Jhand 

 (Prosopis spicigera) is one of the most characteristic trees. In the 

 upper part of the Doab forests of Sissoo (Dalbergia Sissoo) are met 

 with, but the trees are allowed to grow so close, as to be almost 

 useless, hundreds, though twenty and thirty feet high, not being 

 thicker than a man's arm. The Jhand in this Doab takes the 

 place of Tulahi in the Jullunder Doab. In this Doab, too, Juwassa 

 or Juwansee (the Ooshturkar, or Camel-thorn), Alhagi Maurorum, a 

 plant common in Egypt,* is very abundant. From this plant the 

 Toorangbeen, a kind of Manna, is procured and used as a substitute 

 for sugar, and is imported from Persia and Bokhara via Cabul. 



The Punjab plants, and those met with throughout the north- 

 western provinces, do not secrete Manna ; but it is not uncommon 

 in the vegetable kingdom to find plants giving secretions in one 

 country or locality and not in another. • The same is found to be 

 the case with the Cannabis sativa or Bhang, which in the hills at 

 altitudes of six and eight thousand feet secretes the gum-resin 

 Cherrus, but does not do so in the plains. The Juwassa is fre- 

 quently used for making tattees for tents, for which it is admirably 

 adapted, giving out a delicious perfume when watered. 



The following other plants are met with in the Piechna Doab : — 



Ficns cordata (Kimri). 

 Acacia arabica (Keekur). 

 Phoenix sylvestris, abundant 



near Shadurrah. 

 Siilvadora indica. 

 Mangifera indica. 

 Ricinus communis. 

 Spartium. 



Fagonia mysorensis. 

 Morus parviflora. 

 Ficus indica. 

 Zizyphus vulgai'is. 

 Zizyphus Napeca. 



Zizyphus jambolana. 

 Cordia Myxa. 

 Anthericum indicum. 

 Dalbergia Sissoo. 

 Ficus religiosa. 

 Calotropis Hamiltonii. 

 Melia Bukain. 

 Peganum Harmala. 

 Sida graveolens. 

 Bauhinia variegata. 

 Pentatropis maci'ophylla. 

 Alhagi Maurorum. 



Four miles after leaving Jemadar Ke Baoli, almost the only 

 plant found in abundance in the cold weather is the Salicornia 

 mentioned, until within a few miles of Kamoo, where we met 



* The similarity of the botany of the north-western parts of India and 

 Punjab with Egypt, has already been noticed by several authors, and will 

 appear more apparent hereafter. 



