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On the Vegetation of the Jhelum District. 



[No. 8, 



None of the characteristic plants of the salt marl have as yet been 

 discovered on this hill, nor a single specimen of the Salvadora 

 oleoides. 



The first change that we notice in the vegetation as we ascend the 

 hill, is that Acacia arabica in the form of stunted bushes gradually 

 disappears, so that it is quite absent at about 1,200 feet, Secondly, 

 grasses become more numerous and present a greater amount of ver- 

 dure than we have as yet seen, except upon the plains on the salt 

 range. 



These grasses are — 



Anthistiria anathera, Nees. 



Cymbopogon Twarancusa, Roxb. 



Andropogon annulatus, Forsk. 



Heteropogon contortus. 



Crysopogon serriclatus. 



Apluda aristata, Roxb. 



Panicum JPetiverii, Trur. 



Pennisetum cinchroides. 



Panicum antidotale, Retz. 



Aristida depressa, Retz. 



Aristida murina, Cav. 



Lappago biflora. 



Cynodon dactylon, Pers. 



Digitaria sanguinalis. 



PJragrostis poceoides. 



Dactyloctenmm JEgyptiacum. 



Melanocenchris Poyleana, JSTees. 



The first six are the characteristic grasses of Mount Tilla, and cover 

 it with a splendid herbage for cattle, from its base to its summit. 

 This hill with its lower ridges may be considered as affording the best 

 runs for cattle in the whole district. 



Phaseolus trilobus, Ait., exists in profusion at the base of the 

 escarpment on the east side of the hill, creeping through the long 

 grass and matting it together. 



Lantana alba, commences about an altitude of ],000 feet, be- 

 coming more common the higher we ascend, and characterising the 

 vegetation of the hill with its lovely white inflorescence. 



Dalhergia Sissoo P " Sheshum" occurs upon the northwest slopes in 



