ous shrub,
much like that between Chunni and Dund-i-Goolai, decumbens, subspinos:
glauco alb. fruct. baccato drupaceis, oblongis, purpuris, basi calyce
parvo, 5-fido, stylo brevi apiculatis, putamina osseo-crasso oblongo
ovato, Sem. immatur.

_8th_.--Bamean. The fish, so far as I have caught any, seem to be one
trout, and two barbels. Of 5 species, one of these takes the worm
greedily, the length of the intestines varied in every instance, and of
three the relative lengths of body and canal were as follows:

Inches. Canal.

Body 6 (times ) 2.125 ( Of three since captured and
Body 7 (longer ) 2.5 ( about 8 inches long, all
Body 10.5 (than the) 3.5 ( nearly the same size, the
(body. ) ( length of the canal was
( three times longer than the
( body.

The intestines as usual taper almost gradually from the stomach and
oesophagus, and are gorged with greenish pulp.

This is worth following up. It is scarcely credible, but that the
species are really different; or if not, the variety in the length will
considerably diminish the value of the length of canal as a principle of
arrangement. {484}

The glaucous long-peduncled, large-flowered Statice is limited to the
east side of Kaloo. On this side another species occupies similar
elevations, viz., 9,500 to 10,500 feet; it is a good deal like the one
met with towards Ghuzni. These species are less alpine than the short-
peduncled species with large flowers, which continues all over Kaloo,
being in great perfection on the west side, near the summit. Another
short-peduncled species appears on the descent, close to upper Topehee.
Towards this Royleoid occurs but sparingly, and the first change takes
place in the abundance of Salicornia or Kochia. Also about this, Peganum
and Salvia reoccur, both kinds not being uncommon about Bamean.

Lactuca dislocata occurs throughout.

The vegetation of Bamean is that of Topehee, but the small flowered
Tamarisk is scarce--Potentilla anserina is common, Hyoscyamus spinosus of
Kaloo occurs.

The Bamean river divides the Kohi-Baba from the Hindoo-koosh, but both
are obviously of the same system, i.e. they divide the ranges to the
north. To the east their offsets are divided by the Kaloo river. The
direction of the Hindoo-koosh and that of the Kohi-Baba, is about 115
west. The space to the west consists of a low, rather flat plate