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THE FIRST PASS. 



pass is one or two Andropogoneous grasses, and Apocynum 

 nerioides. There is absolutely no fodder for camels, which however, 

 take readily to grass. Towards the mouth of the pass, Psederia 

 involucrata, Villarsia, Lycioid, Stenophyllum and Ukko are common, 

 but they are rare inside, although the last continues some distance 

 up the hills and attains a large size, becoming quite arboreous. A 

 Crucifera, a rhubarby sorrel, a Goodyera, and one or two grasses, 

 were the only additional novelties met with. 



12th. — Marched on eight miles, after five of which we turned 

 to the right, and the pass became and continued narrow, until 

 we reached our halting place, which is something like what we 

 may suppose to be the remains of a mountain, still a good deal 

 elevated above the bed of river. The mountains continued the 

 same in the gorge, until we came to limestone cliffs, which afforded a - 

 peculiar vegetation, Linaria retephioides, Linaria alia pusilla foliis 

 5-gonis cordatis, floribus luteis minutis pubescens, specimen lost, one 

 or two Rubiacese, a Salvia, several very interesting grasses, among 

 which is a Stipa, a Composita, Santanoides, a curious Capparidea, 

 Cassia, etc. etc. 



The hills have increased in height, in many places they were ex- 

 tremely picturesque, split and divided in every direction. The valley 

 running off to south on our entrance into the gorge : river diminished 

 somewhat in size. Jheely spots, with very deep water common, sur- 

 rounded with thick Andropogon, Typha and Scirpus jungle. Few fish 

 were seen and none taken. Can the Mahaseer not reach this ? Gonor- 

 hynchus continue, but they never take a fly ; Ophiocephalus, Sowlee ; 

 turtle caught by bearers, Silurus. No less than twenty^three plants 

 novel to me were gathered on the limestone, which looks as bare as 

 the breccia ; all its plants grew in small tufts or singly, and all 

 adhered firmly to the rock. The only tree which continues is Phulahi 

 or Rairoo, Convolvulus spinosus very common, a very curious 

 Chenopodioid, Reseda with Cruciferous qualities. 



\3th. — Proceeded to Gurmab, eight and a half miles. Country 

 continues the same. The defile after crossing some rather broad water 

 three feet deep, opened out into a rather large valley, near the south 

 end of which Gurmab is situated, and it is ornamented with a good 

 many Rairoo trees, of indifferent size and appearance. No change 

 whatever in the vegetation ; Salsola prima occurs sparingly. 



\4th. — Halted at Gurmab. The hills close to our encampment 

 are of limestone, which is in many places very angular. Oolite 



