Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c30.t2.212

v2.c30.t2.212

These barren ridges, and the lofty undulating *tibas* of sand, are the only objects which diversify the almost uniform sterility of these regions. No trees interpose their verdant foliage to relieve the eye, or shelter the exhausted frame of the traveller. It is nearly a boundless waste, varied only by a few stunted shrubs of the acacia or mimosa family, some succulent plants, or prickly grasses, as the bharut ¹ or burr, which clings to his garment and increases his miseries. Yet compared with the more northern portion, where “ a sea of sand without a sign of vegetation ” ² forms the prospect, the vicinity of the capital is a paradise.