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1 climbed a hill near by and found lots of Euphorbia neriifolia^ 
Linn., and abundant Mohl grass. 1 have hitherto found this grass 
in wet land only, but on this steep hill side it occurs in patches half 
an acre in extent, to the exclusion of other herbage. The paper 
manufacturers of Poona say this w'ould be a good paper material 
were it not for the presence of soma knots that do not yield to the 
ordinary treatment; but as it can be obtained in large quantity at a 
low price, there is little doubt the ingenuity of the manufacturers will 
ere long overcome the difficulty. After a long scramble upwards 
through Mota Bongarat grass as high as the waist, Rivea ornata^ 
Chois., was found in fruit, and Blepharis asperrima^ Nees, was 
seen creeping among the stones, and the first ferns met with on this 
journey were seen Adiantum lunulatum^ Burm,, and Lheilanthes 
farinosay Kaulf. Artemisia parviflora^ Roxb., locally called Tail 
Downa, and Artemisia vulgaris, Linn., Dhor Downa, were seen. 
Bhos,* a grass 6 feet In ^height, is found here, but is more abundant 
further west, and Crotalaria Leschenaultiifi,Q.y was met occasionally. 
On leaving the village Erythrina suherosuy Roxb., was met with, 
and it led to the reflection that this is the only species I could vouch 
for being indigenous in Western India. E, indica, Lam., is common 
enough planted, and E. itricta, Roxb., is said to be common in south- 
ern districts, but I have not seen it. 
In the rays of the rising sun the fields of young wheat are spark- 
ling like polished silver with the reflection from the “dew drops.*' 
On the young wheat it is a single large drop on the point of each 
nearly upright leaf, the remainder of the leaf being dry. On young 
Jowareet the water occurs in large drops at intervals on the undu- 
lating margin, some of the drops occupying the highest part of the 
curve. Both surfaces are wet, thd lower much rhore than the upper 
and the aftermath of rice was wet all oveV. Much of this “dew is 
evidently derived from water pores. 
Here we met the Kolisra, a remarkably tame bird, half the size of 
a crow, black, with a yellow beak and divergent tail feathers. 
On the way Triumfetta rhomboidea, Jacq., Ficus gihbosa, Blume, 
with Solarium xanthocarpumy Schrad., and a camphor-scented An* 
dropogoHy named Kendury Desmodium trijlorum, D.C., Lippia nodi^ 
florUy Rich,, Polygonum glabrumy Willd., Flemingia strobiliferay R, 
^t,y Pongamia glabra y Vent., Phyllanthus r eticulat us y ¥o\Vy 
Nilambiy were found. 
Arrived at Moolsee we encamped under a great FicuS’^Tsjela, Roxb., 
which had germinated cm a mango, and with the aid of Dalbergia 
* Sorghum hulpense, Pers, 
t Sorghum sactharatum, Pers. 
