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below the surface, in many places is found a clay of perfectly white 

 like lime, and in others we meet with a strong tough yellow elaj 

 mixed with small stones. In the former water is said to be found most 

 abundant, but not of the best quality; and iu the latter, water of an 

 excellent quality is generally got by penetrating through a thin bed 

 of rock lying ln-neat li it. In some of the plains near the hills excellent 

 water i< found bv cutting through n sandstone which often lies within 

 four feel of the surface : and in other plains wells have been sunk 

 sixty or seventy feet deep without meeting with cither water or stone 

 of am kind. In Vagad the soil is more loamy than in any other part 

 of Outch; and in many instances under the hills throughout the 

 province we meet with a rich soil thickly covered with a coarse kind 

 of "ravel, which seemsin some way or other to aid vegetation. Ex- 

 tensive salt wastes, which are not uncommon, are frequently encrusted 

 with a saliue covering, a id yield no vegetation. 



The following list contains the indigenons plants as well as those 

 commonly cultivated. No mention is made of the numerous specie 

 introduced into the spl udid gardens of H. II. the Rao of Outch and 

 of the Political Agent residing in Bhuj. The geographical distribu- 

 tion 1 has b o-ii added to each species in order to facilitate the forma- 

 tion of a general idea as to the origin and composition of the flora 

 and its present relations to. the vegetation of the neighbouring 

 countries. 



In this place I should like to express my sinceresi thanks to il. ti- 

 the Rao of Outch, to Col. Abud, the Political Agent, to the Dewnn 

 Saheb, Mr. Ohunilal Sarabhai, and to Mr. R. H. Kotwal, the Com- 

 missioner of Police, for the kind assistance they gave us throughout 

 our stay in ( lutch. 



1. Jflagnoliaeece — 



(1) Michelia champaca, L. — Cultivated : Bowers: Apr.-Sept.— Java. 



2. Anonacea — 



('_') i J olyalthia longifolia. Benth and Hook.— Not indigenous; flowers 



Apr.-May — Ceylon. 

 (.',) \anii;t squamosa, L. — Cultivated. — West Tndics. 

 (4) Anona reticulata. L.— Cultivated. — West Indies. 



3. Menispcrmac((r — 



(a) Tinospora cordii'olia, Miers— Konkan. Deccan, S. 1st. Country. 



1 Tna respective notea have been gathered from the mora recent floristic work- n 



plants, especially Th. Cooke and J. D. llookor. 



