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gravelly places occur among these, Asphodelus is common with 

 Cheiranthus ; one or more fruticose Dianthi occur in these places, and 

 a curious shrubby Polygonum. 



In dry watercourses Cytisus is common, with a host of small Cru- 

 ciferse, Boragineee, and Composite ; Papaveracese are very common 

 with Glaucium. 



The novelties in the pass were Ficus, Lycium, some grasses, 

 Onosma. (See Cat. from Nos. 411 to 430,) Marchantiacese. 



7th. — Proceeded to Hydogee, distance eight miles. The country is 

 very barren, diversified by curious low hills, of a red, white, or yellow- 

 ish colour, divided by small bits of plain, which in some cases were a 

 good deal cut up by ravines. Passed immediately on starting, the 

 Sudoozye Lora, here a sluggish muddy stream, knee-deep, twenty 

 yards wide, and in addition to a bad dry cut, we passed likewise ano- 

 ther little stream with a pebbly bottom and rapid current. 



The crops composing the very little cultivation seen before arriving, 

 were backward and scanty : so were those at Hydogee. . The chief 

 vegetation is Santonica ; here and there are gravelly spots with 

 Centaurea fruticosa, spinosa ; Statice, Salvia, etc. re-occur. The 

 commonest shrub along the watercourses is Lycium, with another 

 Lycioid thorny plant. 



The low hills were in some cases stratified, the strata in others 

 and perhaps in most were indistinct : most were rounded, but the 

 outlines at a distance were very diversified. The novelties to- 

 day were a fine vesicular calyxed Astragalus, an Isatidea, tuilip of 

 red, orange, and yellow, indiscriminately mixed, Papaver Rheas, Cheir- 

 anthus lapidium, Asphodels both sorts, but the second and larger one 

 is uncommon, Iris Stacyana very common in sandy places, Iris 

 agrestis, most common about Suddozye, Adonis, and Ranunculus 

 Anemoides occurs. Snow on north side of Tuckatoo mountain as 

 heavy as on Chiltera ; the valley of Pisheen is here a miserable place, 

 narrower than that of Quettah. 



9th. — Advanced to Hykulzyea, distance twelve miles to the town, 

 about eleven through a similar country with that previously noted, and 

 until the expanded part of the valley of Pisheen is entered the aspect 

 is very barren ; the road extends between low rounded hills. After 

 crossing the valley of Hydozyea, three streams are passed, none 

 of any size, Botanical features continue the same, Santonica being 

 still the prevailing plant. The curious frutex pluvinatus of Sinab re- 

 occurred, together with an additional subspiny Astragaloid shrub 



