REPORT 
A BOTANICAL TOUR IN KASHMIR. 
1893. 
The portion of country botanically explored last year is indicated 
in the accompanying map by the red line ; the blue line refers to 
my journey in} 1892, 
After a few days spent at Gulmarg I started for the Liddar 
valley, and explored both branches of the river up to their sources, 
I then crossed over the watershed by the Yamhdru pass into the 
Sind valley, and thence proceeded over the Zoji Ld to Drds. From 
Drds I travelled by the little-frequented route to Gurais vid Tilail, 
From Gurais I made an expedition over the Dorikun pass to the 
Deosai plains, and returned by the same route. I then went back 
to India vid the Rdjdiangan pass, Bandipur, Srinagar, and Bara- 
mula. 
I will now proceed to give a more detailed account of this journey 
and enumerate some of the more interesting plants that were met 
with. 
After having reported my arrival in Kashmir to the Resident and 
made all necessary arrangements for an extended tour, I left 
Gulmarg on the 5th of July for Islamabad vid Margdm and Srinagar, 
I was delayed fora few days at the latter place owing to the flooded 
state of the river. 
The journey from Srinagar to Islamabid takes about two days by 
boat. The boats do not, as a rule, go further than Kanbal, which is 
about a mile below Islamabad. Here there is a rest-house, where 
I stopped 'for the night. 
On the following day I marched to Aishmakdm in the Liddar valley. 
The path is nearly level all the way. Below Aishmakdm the valley 
is three to four miles wide, and richly cultivated, the numerous 
channels into which the river divides affording ample facilities for 
irrigation. The chief crop is rice of several distinct varieties, 
the varying tints of which are very striking, especially one with deep 
chocolate. coloured foliage. 
