COLD PROPERTIES OF HYPERICUM. 



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Calyce Roylese, in profusion ; this and Cnici form the chief vegetation ; 

 Papaveracese also continue. 



Up the 1st ascent Hingoid tenuifolia, Ephedra stricta, Ribes com- 

 mence, Ephedra continuing throughout wherever the bare rocks 

 project through the loose soil ; one-third way up, Statice long and 

 short-peduncled commence with an Astragalus. The bulk of the 

 vegetation is an Artemisia ; Royleoid and Chenopodium villosum 

 continue, and do so for half-way up. 



At the black rock half-way up, Dianthus, Astragalus, Crotalarioid, 

 Rosae sp., Statice pulvinata, are common, this last and Artemisia are 

 the chief features : Scutellaria, Stellaria dichotoma, Umbellifera of 

 Yonutt, Corvisartia, wild Graminese of Yonutt, Arenaria fruticosa, 

 Festuca triticoides continues. Borago of upper Kaloo, and the 

 Glauci of Kaloo occur. Astragali 2 or 3 sp., Silene sp., but the 

 chief vegetation is Artemisia. 



On the summit, Corvisartia, Boragineae, Gramineae, several ; a 

 straggling Plectranthus cceruieus, Arenaria fruticosa, Allium rubrum, 

 Cnici 2, the yellow Erigeronoid of Hajeeguk summit, occur on the 

 descent just below the ridge, and on this side the Statice pulvinata 

 is in profusion, and of large size. Large marmot, with teeth like 

 those of a rat. 



4th. — Proceeded to Bamean. At Topehee was found a curious 

 succulent Hypericum, it is odd that the leaves, etc. of these suc- 

 culent saline plants are cold; strikingly so. Connected with this low 

 temperature, is the fact, that if shut up in a box with other plants, 

 and water thrown in, that even though they be at the top, they 

 cause the deposit of all the water that passes up in the shape of 

 vapour, while the ordinary plants remain quite dry ! A wonderful 

 provision of nature adapting them the more to extremely dry stations. 

 About Topehee, Cichorium is common ; Salvia of Oonnye, Gera- 

 nium, Artemisia exaltata of Sir-i-Chushme, and Pulmonaria, so com- 

 mon everywhere, occur ; Glaucum swarms in saline marshy places. 

 Triglochin is also found, also Ranunculus stoloniferae trilobata of 

 Kaloo, Hippuris. The flat-calyxed Boraginea, Melilotus officinalis, 

 also found ; Potamogeton cylindrifolia, Centaurea lutea. 



There also occurs along the barren slopes of the hills a glaucus 

 shrub, much like that between Chunni and Dund-i-Goolai, de- 

 cumbens, subspinos : glauco alb. fruct. baccato drupaceis, oblongis, 

 purpuris, basi calyce parvo, 5-fido, stylo brevi apiculatis, putamina 

 osseo-crasso oblongo ovato, Sem. immatur. 



