AErua, Bheir, Mudar, a Kochia, much like one of the Cutch ones, and the before-mentioned plants continue.

26th.—­To Bukriala, twenty-two miles.  From Puttiana the road is good, extended over a high open country, except where it crosses two ravines; the first of these containing a stream of water, about ten miles from Puttiana.  From Tammuch the road descends steeply into the Bukriala Kakhudd ravine, which takes you to Bukriala.

This ravine runs through a system of sandstone hills, of a blueish muddy aspect, and red clayey earth, often conglomerate.  In colours not unlike the Bamean district.  Water is plentiful in pools throughout the lower half of the road, which is all descent.  Bukriala stands on the right bank of the Khudd river towards its mouth, the vegetation about this place resembles that of the open country, and is unchanged in the Khudd river, consisting of Kochia, Phulahi, and Mimosa albispina, Euonymus, Bheir, Adhatoda, Barleria, Kureel, and Capparis of Gundamuck; also Pommereullioid, Andropogon, Schoenanthus, Holcus, and Stipa of Kuta Sung, Carallunia, Grewia and Menispermum of Manikyala.

Also two plants not before seen, and neither common, one is a Butea, leguminous velutino pubescent arbor, it is the Chuchra of the natives, and is used for paper.  The other is a curious, leafless, scandent, monocotyledon.  Asparaginea, and an Apocynea.

Alhaji Maurorum is not found between this and Hussun Abdul, which is a curious thing.

27th.—­To Rotas.  The country to Mittian is very much broken and consequently difficult, consisting entirely of ups and downs:  the road is only practicable for cattle; the bad part of it commences with an abrupt ascent.  About Puttiana, four miles from Bukriala, it becomes better, but it continues partially raviny until within four miles of Rotas, when the country becomes open, and the road good.

Vegetation continues precisely the same, being still in the region of Phulahi:  observed the Asparaginea again, Euonymus continues, also Astragalus, a Kochia, and an Affghan Chenopodium.

A beautiful bhowli or spring is passed on the way two miles from Rotas, it is covered with masonry, and the descent is by means of steps; the water passes under large arches, a work worthy of the Mogul emperors.  Sissoo, Peroplocea of Bolan, common.  Rotas is an immense irregular fortress, with the usual faults:  it is much too large, and situated on a rocky plain partially commanded.  It must have once contained a large number of inhabitants.  Nelumbium, Potamogeton:  half a mile from Rotas towards Peshawur, a square Serai, enclosing a garden, is passed.

The country immediately about it on the west is open:  and well cultivated:  there is but little water in the river.  The town or village is of no size.

Butea not uncommon.