126 MR. C. B. CLAKKh's BOTANIC NOTES 



Mr. Gamble of the Forest Department ; at the Calcutta Botanic 

 Garden it was found among Dr. Anderson's collections, and 

 sent by Dr. King to Dr. Hooker, who, Dr. King tells me, has 

 named it Q. Andersoni. The scales form a large, thick, obovate 

 cover to the acorn, nearly entirely hiding it ; not only do the 

 scales in the fruit become fused into one mass, but 2-3 acorns 

 generally become (through their scales) completely fused into one 

 mass. This oak abounds on Tonglo from 7500 ped. alt. to 9000 



ped. alt. 



Juglans regia, L., was frequent at the Darjeeling level, but has 



been used up round the station for building-purposes, and I saw 



not one tree on the march to Tonglo and back. 



JBetula, sp., is frequent in the station of Darjeeling, and again 



near Tonglo top (? same species), but now without flower or fruit. 



MenispekmacEjE. 

 I did not notice one example between Darjeeling and the top 



of Tonglo. 



CuCURBITACEiE. 



Thladiantha calcarata, i. e. Momordica calcarata, Colebr., i» 

 common in Darjeeling station. My march to Tonglo supplied 

 me with two new genera besides ILdgdria darjeelingensis, which 

 I have just sent as a new genus to the Linnean Society. 



JEdgaria darjeelingensis is abundant in Darjeeling station, and 

 along the whole Tonglo ridge to 8000 ped. alt., filling the air with 

 its fragrance. The male plants are far more numerous than the 

 female. From 8000 to 9000 ped. alt. Warea, genus nov., is 

 plentiful. And at the same level (but nearer Darjeeling) Itam- 

 pinia, nov. genus, is abundant. It is remarkable that JSdgaria, 

 JVarea, and Bampinia, now all in flower, agree in the following 

 points : they are all large, social, rambling, dioicous Cucurbits 

 with bifid tendrils and medium large yellow flowers. • In all three 

 the male plants are numerous, the peduncles often two from each 

 axil, the first peduncle bearing a solitary flower, the second a 

 raceme ebracteate of several flowers. The female plants are com- 

 paratively rare, with solitary flowers. The fruit in all three is 

 the same size, shape, and nearly alike in ridges and marks, viz. 

 trigonous with two ridges on each face, lanceolar, narrowed at 

 both ends, 3 4 inches !ong ? dehiscing by three valves from the 

 top. It is this general resemblance conjunct with the dioicous 



