aloo is far less varied than that
of Hajeeguk, for it presents no such swampy ravines at such elevations.

The plants of the hills around Kaloo villages continue half-way up, on
the road over the ravine Corvisartia is plentiful, with a Labiata, Calyce
Royleae, in profusion; this and Cnici form the chief vegetation;
Papaveraceae also continue.

Up the 1st ascent Hingoid tenuifolia, Ephedra stricta, Ribes commence,
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 Gramineae 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 coeruleus, 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 succulent 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, Geranium, Artemisia exaltata of Sir-i-Chushme, and
Pulmonaria, so common 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 glauc