e, and is a plain of considerable inclination, the chief rocks
passed are limestones. No fodder for camels, and little enough on the
road for horses; the chief vegetation consisting of Nerioides, Paederia
involucrata, and small tufts of _Kuss-kuss_ grass; Ruwash is common,
Lycium album; Salsola prima are not common, and the _Bheir_ is rare. A
new and curious plant looking like _Kureel_ was found, male flowers with
large semi-antheriferous bearing disc. Apocynum viminale not uncommon,
and not ruined by cattle, Prenanthoid albiflora, Echinopsides, a fine
Begonia, B. punicoides, arbuscula; Salvadora also occurred. The inclined
valleys are very shingly and bouldery. The mountains as barren as ever.

There is at Beebee Nanee a running streamlet, in which small Mahaseer,
Nepuroid, Gonorhynchus and Barbus may be found; also a species of Cancer.
We were encamped close to the cliffy termination of a limestone range, in
which Linaria, Trichodesma, Cynoglossum, Ruwash, Labiata, and a most
singular Telepheoid polygalous looking plant were found. There is some
fodder along the water for horses, but for camels scarcely any: we
accordingly lose six to ten camels now daily. There was a curious echo
from the cliff.

_17th_.--To-day we halt at Abigoom, which is at the extremity of an
inclined plain, and 2,500 feet above the sea; some of the boundary hills
are considerably higher, the valley is shingly and bouldery, covered with
the usual plants, but more scantily: Nerioid, Paederia involucrata,
Lycium albidium, Apocynum viminale.

I went to some wheat cultivation yesterday afternoon about two and a half
miles off, in a small valley to the south-east. The wheat was fine, all
bearded, most of the Dadur plant occurred in it with some curious
novelties, Boraginea, Cynoglossum, Compositae, Cuscuta, and a new Reseda.
The Melilotus and red Anchusoid were not found, Plantago, were among the
most abundant. A single _Furas_ tree and some _Kureel_ were seen near
the wheat. The weather unsettled; cloudy; rain fell at night and early
this morning. A _cafilah_ or caravan from Candahar with figs and raisins
passed us. Rock pigeon of Loodianah and the small partridge were
observed. There is a streamlet here.

_18th_.--Detained by bad weather, which threatened the whole of
yesterday. The river came down during the night, flooded, and upset some
of the tents, damaging many things, but not carrying off much. It rained
smartly almost the w