356 ARRIVAL IN ENGLAND. Chap. XXXT. 



Calcutta market. As we approached the Hoogly, the 

 water became very salt and clear; the Nipa fruits were 

 still most abundant, floating out to sea, but no more of 

 the plant itself was seen. As the channels became broader, 

 sand-flats appeared, with old salt factories, and clumps of 

 planted Casuarina. 



On the 28th of January we passed Saugor island, and 

 entered the Hoogly, steamed past Diamond Harbour, and 

 landed at the Botanic Garden Ghat, where we received a 

 hearty welcome from Dr. Falconer. Ten days later we 

 bade farewell to India, reaching England on the 25th of 

 March, 1851. 



