GIRDUN DEWAR — KURZAR KALOO. 



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Trees end at the foot of Oonnye. 



30th. — Girdun Dewar. Salvia swarms up the ascent and on the 

 descent, but less so than before, and on the Yonutt platform it is 

 almost absent ; Cnicus also in profusion both up and down, and on 

 the platform Festuca triticoides begins about half-way up ; Statice 

 are common over the whole pass. Caragana in the grassy swardy 

 ravines. On the highest point Astragalus arbuscula, the fields stud- 

 ded with yellow buttons of tansy, and white flowers of Stellaria ; 

 Arabidea glauca siliculosa, also common ; this is rare on the west side 

 of Hindoo-koosh, as is also Stellaria. Tansy continues in some 

 places. 



3\st. — To Kurzar. Proceeded up the Siah-Sung; along the river, 

 green sward with patches of Caragana, Campanula, and Geraniums 

 occurred in profusion in some places. Salvia not uncommon ; at the 

 first part, or perhaps for three miles from camp a large Hingoid is 

 common, smaller and whiter than the species so common on the 

 lower hills, and which is the large-leaved species of Quettah and the 

 Kojhuk pass. Potamogeton cylindrifolia common ; Senicionoides. 



On the stony part, or beyond Siah-Sung, when one leaves the bed 

 of the river, Astragali two or three species, Salvia, and Blitum. 

 Two sorts of fish are found in the river, and perhaps a third in the 

 black hammer-headed Silurus.* Of the two caught, one is an Oreinus, 

 but passing close into Barbus. Beneath the glandular line, white, 

 above fuscous-brownish, with irregular black spots, fins fusco-reddish. 



The other is a loach, Cobitis propria, shape shark-like, colour 

 yellowish-brown, almost tawny, sides irregularly spotted with brown- 

 ish-black spots, arranged on the back in broad irregular, generally 

 complete bands. Head not banded, fins tawny, with oblong black 

 spots, eyes prominent, irides reddish-orange : this is a very abun- 

 dant species. 



Poplar trees, (P. lombardensis) : these from being planted close, 

 grow together, the union generally taking place near the base. I 

 have not seen a section of the wood. 



August 2nd.— Kaloo. So far as I can judge, the flora of this side 

 of the pass does not differ, but in a few unimportant instances from 

 that of the Kurzar side. The summit however has a much colder 

 climate, probably from being exposed on the Kurzar side to an 



* This is an undescribed species if not an undescribed genus, and was by some 

 mischance lost from the collections; it may properly, when described, receive the 

 name of the author, who was the first to notic e so remarkable a form. 



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