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and remarkably clear views were obtained of the snowy ranges towards the 

 north, including Nanga Parbat. 



On the 18th I left the ridge, and descending by a steep path on the southern 

 side, pitched my camp in the Limbar nullah. On the following day some 

 interesting specimens were collected up to 12,000 feet in a branch of the 

 Limbar nullah, called the Taltal nullah. 



On the 20th I went down the Limbar nullah to the Jhelum Valley and 

 crossed the river at the ferry close to the village of Nowshera. 



From here I took the short cut to Gulmarg, 22 miles distant. The path is 

 very steep, and not a desirable one in wet weather. I halted at Sumbliali that 

 night, and spent the next day collecting plants in the Sumbliali nullah up 

 to about 11,000 feet. 



The most interesting discovery on this day was a minute kind of Mistletoe 

 parasitical on the branches of Pinus excelsa. I originally found this plant in 1884 

 just within the border of Western Nepal, growing on the same kind of 

 tree and at about the same elevation (10,000—11,000 feet). It is published in 

 the " Flora of British India" under the name of Arcenthobium minutissimum. It 

 was afterwards gathered by Mr. Lace in Kunawar, and I have since seen it, at 

 Gulmarg, in the Sind Valley, and in the Gudhai Valley of the Astor District. 

 It is abundant also near Gurais in the Kishenganga Valley. 



I arrived at Gulmarg on the 23rd, and spent several days there exploring the 

 vegetation of the neighbourhood, which offers great variety owing to the 

 abundant rainfall, the dense forests encircling the marg, and the elevation of 

 the surrounding mountains. 



Baltistdn and Gilgit Tour.— A brief sketch is here given in order to indicate 

 more clearly the route which was followed. 



Starting from Gulmarg on the 20th of June the route taken was as follows : — 

 From Baramula by the Jhelum and Sind rivers to Gandarbal, up the Sind 

 Valley via Sonamarg, to Baltal, and over the Zoji La to Dras. From Dras we 

 proceeded in a north-westerly direction up the Marpu nullah, and over the 

 Marpu La to Golteri in the Shingo Valley. Descending the Shingo Valley as 

 far as the village of Fransart, we crossed over a high ridge, the water-shed of 

 the Shingo and Shigar rivers, to the village of Shigar. After crossing the 

 Shigar Eiver by a jhula bridge we turned in a northerly direction up the 

 Karpuchu Valley and went over the Biri La to a camping-ground overlooking 

 the north-east corner of the Deosai plains. From here, keeping still towards 

 the north, we crossed over the Sha'tung La, and forded a big stream flowing 

 towards the Deosai plains. About 500 feet above this was another pass 

 which we had to cross in order to reach the head of the Khorbala nullah. 

 From here, descending by a very steep and rocky path, we entered the Satpur 

 Valley, and passing Satpur Village and Lake arrived at Skardu in the Indus 

 Valley on the 14th July. 



From Skardu we went one march up the Indus Valley to a place called 

 Katzura, and from there up the Shigarthang Valley and over the Alampi La 



