154 FLORA INDICA. 



western limit in Sindh are almost entirely wanting. The fol- 

 lowing are all that are contained in Dr. Stocks' catalogue^ 

 excluding plants manifestly cultivated (such as Tamarindus) , 

 Rhus Mysorensis, Zizyphus Jujuba, Hedyotis aspera, Coldenia 

 pr ocumbens, Salvia plebeia (a New Holland plant) j Clerodendron 

 phlomoides, Aristolochia bracteata, and Zeuaeine stdcata. There 

 are, however, a considerable number of species which have 

 not been met with in Egypt or Arabia, but which belong to 

 genera characteristic of those countries, and are very closely 

 related to Egyptian species. Instances of this kind are Crota- 

 laria Burlilu, Dicoma lanuginosa, Leptadenia Jacquemontiana, 

 Oxystehna esculentum, Linaria ramosissima, Streptium asperum, 

 Solanwm gracilipes, Chammrops Ritchiana. If we add to this 

 enumeration the coast flora of Sonneratia, Rhizophora, Ceriops, 

 Scfsvola, j3S(/iceras, Iponima Pes-caprce, and Aricen//ia, a good 

 general idea is given of the nature of the flora of Sindh. 



15. Rajwara. 



The districts or states which are included under the general 

 name of Rajwara lie to the north of Malwah, and to the south 

 of the river Jumna. The whole of Marwar, including Jodh- 

 pur, Bikanir, and Jesalmir, lies in the basin of the Indus to 

 the west of the Ara^vali range. The remainder of the j^ro- 

 vince, consisting of the states of Mewar, Jaipur, Kotah, and 

 Gwalior, is situated in the basin of the river Chambal, the 

 great southern branch of the Jumna. 



The Arawali mountains, as we have seen, form a continuous 

 range, running from north-east to south-west, which traverses 

 the whole of the province. It dips on its western side very 

 abruptly into the plains of Marwar, which are perfectly level, 

 and are continuous with the great sandy desert stretching 

 west to the Indus. To the eastward, these hiUs give off nu- 

 merous spm's, which form low ridges, separating the difler- 

 ent branches of the Chambal. The crest of the Arawali range 

 appears never to rise much above 3000 feet, and the head 

 valleys are 1000 feet lower. Thus Udepur and Ajmir, both 



