is also very
common along cuts.

In some wheat fields I procured Imperata, a new Plantago, and a curious
Gnaphalium. The entrance to the pass is gradual; the hills almost
entirely bare. I noticed _Rairoo_, Salvadora, _Kureel_. The most novel
plant is a curious, erect, bushy, thorny Convolvulus, which is one of the
most common plants farther in. The pass to Drubbee is wide, say 300
yards; the only obstacle exists in the shingle, which renders the road
heavy. No abutments are present, jutting out from the hills, the stream
is considerable but easily fordable, and abounds with fish, the Mahaseer,
and two or three species of Gonorhynchus. The hills about Drubbee are
not more than 500 feet high. They are generally of a coarse breccia, the
component parts principally limestone; abundance of nummulites. The
chief vegetation of the pass is one or two Andropogoneous grasses, and
Apocynum nerioides. There is absolutely no fodder for camels, which
however, take readily to grass. Towards the mouth of the pass, Paederia
involucrata, Villarsia, Lycioid, Stenophyllum and _Ukko_ are common, but
they are rare inside, although the last continues some distance up the
hills and attains a large size, becoming quite arboreous. A Crucifera, a
rhubarby sorrel, a Goodyera, and one or two grasses, were the only
additional novelties met with.

_12th_.--Marched on eight miles, after five of which we turned to the
right, and the pass became and continued narrow, until we reached our
halting place, which is something like what we may suppose to be the
remains of a mountain, still a good deal elevated above the bed of river.
The mountains continued the same in the gorge, until we came to limestone
cliffs, which afforded a peculiar vegetation, Linaria retephioides,
Linaria alia pusilla foliis 5-gonis cordatis, floribus luteis minutis
pubescens, specimen lost, one or two Rubiaceae, a Salvia, several very
interesting grasses, among which is a Stipa, a Composita, Santanoides, a
curious Capparidea, Cassia, etc. etc.

The hills have increased in height, in many places they were extremely
picturesque, split and divided in every direction. The valley running
off to south on our entrance into the gorge: river diminished somewhat in
size. Jheely spots, with very deep water common, surrounded with thick
Andropogon, Typha and Scirpus jungle. Few fish were seen and none taken.
Can the Mahaseer not reach this? Gonorhynchus continue, but they never