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 glaucous 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.