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the previous day. The banks, which are high and rocky, 
yielded a number of fine plants, such as Coleus barbatus, 
Kalanchoe grandiflora, Impatiens Goughii, a large Eriocaulon, 
Hedyotis verticillaris, (a curious. low-growing plant, with 
broad ribbed leaves, and more resembling a Plantago than a 
Hedyotis) ; Drosera Burmanni and peltata, a Carex, Osbeckia 
Gardneriana, a Campanula, and a pretty suffruticose Gnapha- 
lium. The Rhododendron, Agapetes arborea, llex Wightiana, 
and Photinia Notoniana, grow along banks; and on the 
branches of nearly all of them the very curious coral-like 
Viscum moniliforme is seen in great quantities. Dr. Wight 
pointed out to me on the stems and branches of the 
Rhododendron, as well as on rocks; a little Eria (E. retusa, 
Wight, MSS.), the depressed pseudo-bulbs of which are 
beautifully covered with a fine fibrous net-work. It was not 
in flower ; but I have obtained fine specimens from his Her- 
barium. 
Our rambles during the day explored some of the 
wooded ravines in the neighbourhood. In one of these we 
met with a new species of Cynopsole, growing parasitically on 
the roots of a large tree, (Myrsine capitellata). It is much 
smaller than the one found at Kaitie. Our researches were 
besides rewarded with two species of Microtropis, Gardneria 
Wallichiana, a shrub which climbs to the tops of the highest 
trees, a Jasminum, and several mosses and ferns. Here 
Myrtus tomentosa, and Dodonæa Burmanni, attain the 
size of trees. The fruit of the former, when ripe, is 
very delicious, resembling the gooseberry in flavour, 
indeed, it is called by Europeans the Hill Gooseberry, and 
from it they prepare a delicious jelly. Osyris Wightiana, 
and Jasminum aureum, are common in dry pastures around 
Pycarrah. 
On the succeeding day our excursion extended to a. 
distance of upwards of eight miles along the road which 
leads into the Mysore country. The scenery through which 
. We passed, though not so grand as some of our after excur- 
