136 MR. W. B. HEMSLEY ON THE 
any part of the paper in its present form, except for the 
approximate correctness of many of the statistics, and for the 
translation of Maximowicz’s data relating to vegetation and 
climate, he is really joint author of the enumeration of the plants. 
I am also greatly indebted to him for collecting data embodied 
in various other parts of this paper. Thanks are due to 
Miss Herasley and Mr. 8. A. Skan for help in transcribing, in 
constructing the lists and tables, and in checking the figures and 
calculations. I also thank the Trustees of the Bentham Fund 
for reimbursing me with the sum expended on clerical assistance. 
ITINERARIES. 
Captain (Lieut.-General Sir) RicHarp Stracuey and Mr. James 
Epwarp WINTERBOTTOM. 80°—81° 40’; 30° 30’—81° 5’. 
1848. 
Left Almora August 8, 1848, travelling by way of Milam 
(80° 8’ and 30° 25’), which is at an altitude of 11,400 ft. Thence 
their route lay through Shelong, Unta Dhura, Jainti Dhura 
(18,600 ft.), Topidhunga, Kyungar, and Laptel to the Balch 
Dhura Pass, 17,490 ft. From Balch Dhura they proceeded in a 
north-easterly direction, through Tisum, as far as the Sutlej 
river (80° 24’ and 31° 4’), and then in a south-easterly direction 
across the plain of Gugé by way of Gam, Ligchephu, Nima Khar, 
and Jungbwa Tol to Lagan Tunkang, the south-eastern extremity 
of lake Rakas Tal, in about 81° 17' and 30° 36’.. Thence north- 
ward, between the lakes, to Ju Kiuo (81° 21’ and 30’ 46’), the 
north-west point of lake Manasarowar, where the lakes are 
connected by a narrow channel. The altitude of these lakes, 
which are the source of the Sutlej, is 15,000 feet. The return 
journey was by the same route as far as the south-western angle 
of lake Rakas Tal; thence southward to the valley of the 
Karnali river, and north-westward to Sing Lapcha, Lama 
Chorten, Tazang, and south-westward to Chirchun (80° 14’ and 
30° 40’) across the Jainti Dhura and southward to Milam, where 
they arrived September 26, 1848. 
General Strachey’s Narrative contains so much of interest to 
the botanist, that we extract freely and somewhat copiously from 
it; partly in his own words, partly very much condensed, and 
partly isolated facts. A few of the names of plants employed by 
him may designate species which we have under different names, 
though we have endeavoured to secure uniformity. 
