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NOTES ON A JOURNEY FROM POONA TO NAGOTNA. 
sympathetica^ Nimmo., had nearly crushed the life out of its host. In 
this neighbourhood were found Ficus Arnottiana^ Miq., Smilax mac^ 
fophyllay Roxb., Tamarix ericoiaes, Roth , in the river bed ; Lasiosi^ 
phon eriocephaluSf Dene, BUpharis a sperrima^ Nees, Albizzia sti~ 
pulata^ Boiv., Solanum indicum^ Linn., t/itex altissima^ L.f., Garuga 
pinnata^ Roxb., S opium insigfie^ Benth., Jjisminum arborescensi 
Roxb., Pavetta indica^ Linn., flueggea LeutopyruSy Willd., bide^ 
roxylon tomentosumy Roxb., Indigofera pulchelloy Roxb., Anisomeles 
Heyneanay Benth., Randia dumetorumy Lamk., Pogostemon parvis 
florusy Benth., Ficus asperrimoy RoxL Cordia obliquOy Willd., 
Dalbergia sympatheticay Nimmo., Mucuna pruriensy D.C. 
The road terminates at Paud, 20 miles from f^oona, and the last 7 
miles had been a very rough track barely passable by lightly-laden 
carts ; but from this onwards it appeared to be worse, so every dis- 
pensable article was sent back with th. carts, and carriers employed 
for the remainder. Near Bhorkus Cryptoiepis Buchananiy Roem. 
and Seb , Phaseolut grandisy Dalz. and Gibson, Vitex Negundo Linn., 
Leea sambucinay Willd., Thespesia Lampasy Dalz. and Gib,, Mukia 
scabreVay htn.y Hemidesmus indtcuSy ^T,y Picus t*-fectoriay Roxb., 
Ramphicarpa Ion gi flora, Benth*., Geissaspis cristatOy W. and A , 
Colebrookia oppositifoliay Sm., ClemattSy gourianoy Hook , Aiio* 
phyllus Cobbcy Bl., Leucat stelligeray Wall., Kdempjeria scaposOy 
Benth., the latter had taken almost exclusive possession of a low 
muddy portion of the bank of a stream. It is also abundant in a 
similar position near Lanowlre railway station, where its fugacious 
white flowers may be seen in August. 
From Bhorkus at a distance of 5 — 6 miles the outline of a palm 
was seen against the sky on the tops of the hills, and as the species 
of palms in Western India are few, this was easily recognized as 
a species not recorded in local floras, and we pushed on to get a 
nearer view. The nearest is nearly 1,000 ft. above the altitude of 
the valley ; the mountains are immense trap dykes wnth the inter- 
vening rock washed away ; the tops are level and the sides pre- 
cipitous. To get to the top required the local knowledge of the 
village guides and a long stiff climb. The palm was found to be 
a species of Phoenix with a stem 25 — ^30 ft. in height, 15 inches 
diameter, marked with very closely and spirally-arranged small leaf 
bases and having leayes glabrous, shining, shorter, broader, thinner 
and smoother than those of Phoenix sylvestris. It is called Shselu^ 
and is the source of most of the so-called date-matting made in 
this district. It is gregarious and remarkable in its distribution ; 
about 20 miles north and 30 miles south of this place. I have 
