Indian-corn is just sprouting up, barley and other crops ripe.  Latitude of Khilat-i-Gilzee 32 degrees 7’ 30”; altitude, Bar. 24.740:  the climate is disagreeable from the violent sudden extremes to which it is exposed.  West winds during day, and east winds of a morning.

6th.—­Proceeded to Sir Tasp, ten miles, north-east, road good over an open undulating country, the only difficulty in the way arising from a cut with deep holes in it.  Vegetation continues precisely the same:  limestone hills less frequent, or at any rate much less rugged, and the country assumes a much more open character.  Artemisia most abundant, of large size, Caesalpinia, Euonymus dioica, Centaurea spinosa, Echinops, new plants two Linariae, Eryngium, Verbascum.  Altitude 24.505, latitude 32 degrees 12’ 22” north. Atta has risen in price to seven seers a rupee.

7th.—­Arrived at Nooroock after a march of nine miles; still extending up the valley in a direction north-east—­direct on the star Capella.  The country is undulated; vegetation still the same.  Artemisia most abundant and of a larger size; road good:  no fodder for horses, except along the river:  the valley open, distant hills on either side with a fine range to the north of the camp, apparently composed of limestone, with abundance of junipers, and the Iris of Dund-i-Golai very common.  Hares, rock pigeons, Alauda.  Myriads of Cicada, and the Jerboa rat.  The Turnuk river is again occasionally in sight, valley apparently little cultivated.  Stipa very common, as well as Iris, Festuca vivipara, Astragali sp., and Artemisia.  Cloudy evening, followed by a stormy night; wind southerly.

8th.—­Reached Tazee, eight miles seven furlongs from Nooroock:  direction still the same, no change:  the road good, extending over an undulated country, except one or two small nullahs with rather steep banks.  A range of mountains seen to the north, called Kohi-Soork, continue forming a long line, the southern boundary of which is broken:  we are encamped opposite a valley running east, presenting much cultivation:  several villages indicated by distant smoke:  some trees are seen here and there:  the face of the valley is rather green, indicating more water than usual.  Vegetation is precisely the same; no Joussa or other fodder for camels than Artemisia and spinous Compositae.  Morning very cloudy and cold at 12 P.M.  The plants met with are Chara, Naiad, Polygoni 3, Malva fl. amplis lilacinis, on banks of river.

9th.—­Shuftul, five miles:  the direction lay towards the star Capella:  road bad, requiring to be made over three difficult ravines, all forming beds of torrents descending from the Koh-i-Soork.  The country otherwise presents the same features.  The Turnuk runs close under the southern boundary of the valley, and is here a pretty stream of considerable body. Joussa grows abundantly on its immediate banks, together with excellent grass and some clover, one or two new Compositae, one of them a Matthiola, otherwise Artemisiae, Stipa, Centaurea spinaceis herb.  Astragalus, and Peganum, are the most common; Muscoides, Plantaginacea reoccur, a curious leaved Composita?