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Qhd the mountains, also contains many of these 

 stones, in a loose unconnected state ; some lying- 

 very deep in the earth, as may be seen on the 

 side of the bank exposed to the river: these 

 bear a perfect resemblance to those stones in the 

 beds of the nullah, and GmiLi-cs, which owe their 

 form to the attrition of rolling currents for ages: 

 but the elevated situation in which these are bedded, 

 leaves no room for supposition, when, if ever, they 

 were sidyect to such action. 



The riches of the vegetable kingdom, however, 

 made ample amends for the want of variety in tlu: 

 mineral productions. As an enumeration of the 

 plants I met with, during my stay at this place, would 

 interrupt the thread of my narrative, I have subjoin- 

 ed them in the form of an appendix, together with 

 all the others found in the course of my tour ; adding 

 such remarks on their history, or Q?conomical uses, as 

 I judged might be interesting. I have only to ob- 

 serve, that the season just now is not very favourable 

 for finding herbaceous })lants in flower ; the greatest 

 abundance of this description is brought forward by 

 the periodical rains, and a visit in the months of 

 Scpte7nber and October, would, no doubt, be attended 

 with a very successful investigation. On the other 

 liand, to explore the loftier products of the extensive 

 forests, with the deliberation the research requires, it 

 should be begun in January ^ and continued to the end 

 of April. 



As a necessary measure, previous to my proceeding 

 on my intended journey to Sirlnagur, 1 dispatched a 

 servant, with a letter, to the rajah of that place; sig- 

 ?iifying my intentions of visiting his capital, and 

 forwarding, at the same time, a letter I bad the honour 

 to receive, from the vizier, Asoph-ul-Dowlah, 

 through the kind influence of the resident, Mr. 

 Cherry. My servant returned on the day I was 

 quitting Ilurdzvar, (liith Jpril) with the rajah's ac- 

 knowledgement of mv letter, ^mda persvannah orpass 



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