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_Whishtur_, Juniperus. * _Traih_, Quercus. * _Unzoomal_, Spireaea. _Gutsuttur_, Viola. Of these, those marked with an asterisk have no affinity at all with the Khorassan Flora: nothing can show the change in the Flora of Katoor better than this, that two _kafirs_ bring in one day, without having their attention directed to ferns, as many species as I have obtained in all that part of Khorassan I have visited, amounting to 1,000 miles in different latitudes and at very various elevations. The following are the kafir names for the corresponding words:-- _Darr_, Mountain. _Wussut_, Goat. _Trimm_, Snow. _Wemmi_, Doomba sheep. _Trosse_, Ice. _Sovurr_, Hog. _Wishin_, Rain. _Kookoor_, a Fowl. _Earr_, Clouds. _Melli_, Bread. _Populass_, Lightning. _Ow_, Water. _Doodoowunn_, Thunder. _Undah_, Meat. _Tsaih_, Sun. _Ornachoa_, Skin. _Mass_, Moon. _Haddi_, Bone. _Tarah_, Star. _Jeet_, Body. _Geutte_, Jungul. _Shai_, Head. _Julla_, Tree. _Ash_, Face. _Poutte_, Leaf. _Uchain_, Eyes. _Pushe_, Flower. _Jibb_, Tongue. _Bhee_, Seed. _Mass_, Nose. _Tat_, Father. _Dhermurr_, Neck. _Zfee_, Mother. _Kaitss_, Hair. _Porottr_, Boy, Son. _Deh_, Beard. _Jhoo_, Girl, Daughter. _Troh_, Chest. _Moochook_, a little Girl. _Booh_, Arm. _Ooruttur_, a large ditto. _Ungree_, Hand. _Birra_, Brother. _Sichupput_, Fingers. _Soose_, Sister. _Noach_, Nail. _Tsoon_, Dog. _Dust oungree_, Thumb. _Pishash_, Cat. _Koorr_, Leg. _Goh_, Cow. _Papoa_, Foot. _Ghora_, Horse. The mixture of Hindoostanee names is very curious indeed, particularly those names of things which, from being indigenous, one would suppose would have indigenous names. _7th_.--Went up to Bharowl and returned to-day, March 9th, first went to L
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