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On the Vegetation of the Jhelum District. 



[No. 3, 



At the same height, species of Grewia viz. G. oppositifolia, villosa 

 and Itottii, begin to appear as shrubs, bat as we ascend, they put on 

 their true tree form. 



We now come upon great tufts of grass, as it were, hanging from 

 the crevices of the rocks and covering the steeper sides of the hill • 

 viz. JSriophorim coniosum, ' Babila," highly valued for rope-making: 

 the rope made from it is chiefly used for tying the earthen dishes upon 

 the Persian wheels. Exposed to continuous wet and in constant use 

 a rope, the thickness of two fingers, will last during a whole year, if 

 properly twisted, 



We now have, at 2000 feet, Mimosa rubicaulis, in some quantity. 

 All the good timber of this tree seems to have been cut down by the 

 villagers and shepherds. They have no name for it except " Kekur." 



Rhamnus Persica, is not uncommon on this hill, but is more 

 common on one of the ridges of the hill to the south-west. 



Bottlera tinctoria, Eoxb. " Eooin, Eolee, Kamela" — exists in great 

 quantity in the narrow valleys leading down from the main hill. Its 

 seed vessels are highly valued as a vermifuge, and are also used to 

 prepare a red dye. 



Here also, but in one locality only, viz. on the northern ridge of the 

 hill, we have Forsholea tenacissima, a characteristic salt range plant 

 found on strata much superior to that of the salt. And very common 

 over the whole hill is Melhania abittiloides, Arn. 



Hibiscus Gibsonii, Stocks, occurring in some quantity in the valley 

 through which the road leads, between the southern escarpment and 

 the main hill. 



Boerhaavia repanda, Willd., in great luxuriance along the summit 

 of the face of the eastern escarpment. 



Vitis carnosa, Wall., with Cissarnpelos Pariera are to be met with 

 all over the hill. The latter, however, prefers the western aspect. 



Colebrookia oppositifolia, Sm., at about 2,500 feet of elevation, 

 forms a bushy thicket ; mixed with it, Hamiltonia suaveolens, Eoxb. 

 is very common. JBarleria cristata begins to shew its lovely pink 

 flowers, gradually spreading over the whole hill. 



Tetr anther a Boocburgliii, Nees, — not ^infrequently met with as a 

 tree shrub. 



Kydia calycina, Eoxb., chiefly as a shrub, but one or two good trees 

 exist upon the hill. Prom the number of stumps to be found scat- 



