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shrubs were Osbeckia Wightiana, an undescribed Agapetes, 
and several very handsome Crotalarias. 
The next excursion we undertook included an absence 
of three days. Our head-quarters were a Bungalow about 
ten miles from Ootacamund, on the road leading to a pass, 
which descends into the Mysore territory. "This place is 
called Pycarrah. Our ride was through a beautiful, open, 
hilly country, a few small patches of wood occurring in 
hollows, or in the deep gashes which intersect the hills. 
Dr. Wight pointed out to me several swampy tracts, in which 
Parnassia Wightiana grows in great plenty in the rainy 
season. Ina small wood, by the side of the road, we found 
Viburnum hebanthum in afine state; and on the margins of 
small streams Eurya Wightiana, a small shrub very much 
resembling the tea-plant in habit. We kept along the road 
for about eight miles, and then struck off to the left for the 
purpose of reaching the Pycarrah, a stream of some size 
which passes the Bungalow of the same name, and 
botanizing along its banks. In our progress we passed 
through several small woods which yielded us a few good 
things, such as an Olea, Ophiorhiza Brunonis, several 
fruticose Acanthacee, and an undescribed species of Eugenia 
(E. montana, Wight, MSS). We also passed over a rather 
high, bare hill, on which Anemone Wightiuna was sparingly 
in flower. On the summit of this hill there is a large 
circular Cairn about four feet high, with an open well-like 
 eavity in the centre. It had the appearance of great 
antiquity, and was over-grown with small shrubs and other 
vegetation. Similar cairns are seen on the tops of nearly 
all the hills of the Neelgherry range, and when opened have - 
been found to contain generally from twenty to thirty urns 
of clay, often of very elaborate workmanship. Iron and — 
brass utensils are also occasionally found in them; but so 
roughly used by the hand of Time, that they fall into dust 
on being touched. These Tumuli have lately been exciting — 
~ the attention of Captain Congreve, an Indian. — and - 
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