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the parts of the hills where the clouds bank. But equally with 
Sofia it appears to have no objection to ascend to the hill tops 
in suitable localities. 
have had both in cultivation in my garden in Calcutta, 
but Sofia I cannot keep alive for long, though Motia lives easily : 
this is another expression of their different preferences in climate. 
In four spots on this tour I found plants which were neither 
Sofia nor Motia. I had found such forms of Cymbopogon Martini 
in other places before; but I do not intend to speak here of 
Leaves of Motia (1-3) and of Sofia (4-6). Nos. 1 and 2 were drawn at 
Ghatang, and No. 3 from a plant cultivated in Calcutta; Nos. 4, 5 and 6 
were drawn at Sembadow. 
earlier finds, but only of those of Satpuras. The four spots were 
(i) near Harisal in the Sipna valley, (ii) near Bauli over Ellichpur, 
(iii) on the Merki platan, and (iv) in Amraoti itself. At Harisal 
Motia and Sofia meet ; and the atypic grasses that I found there 
I consider to be hybrids : I found a number of roots, the plants 
having rather the facies of Motia, but the smell of Sofia. At 
Bauli Motia and Sofia similarly meet, and so also at Merki; in 
both places the atypic plants were intermediate in character, and 
apparently hybrids. At Amraoti, in the compound of Mr. 
