180 ME. GEORGE BARTER ON THE BOTANY 



Distr. Europa tota ! Africa borealis ! Caucasus ! Asia Minor ! Persia ! 

 Bacca interdum duplex et 6-pyrena. 



2. Sambucus Javanica (Reinw. in Blume, Bijd. 667). Suffruticosa, 

 ramis teretiusculis, stipulis rarius foliatis, cyma basi foliosa i*amis 

 patentibus elongatis, baccis nigris. — D.C. Prodr. iv. 322. 



. Hab. In Himalaya orientali subtropica, alt. 3000-6000 ped. Sikkim ! 



J. D. H. In Montibus Khasia, alt. 4000-6000 ped. ! Assam ! Masters ; 



J. D. H. ^ T. T. (fl. Jul. Aug.) (v. V.) 

 Distr. Java! Qhina! 

 Foliola interdum 8-9 poll, longa, basi sessili adnata^ v. petiolata, cuneata 



V. cordata. 



3. Sambucus adnata {Wall. Cat. 482; D.C. Prodr.iv. 322). Suffru- 

 ticosa, ramis sulcatis, stipulis rarius foliatis, cyma basi foliata ramis 

 breviusculis, baccis rubris. 



Hab. In Himalaya centrali et orientali temperata, alt. 6000-1 1,000 ped. 

 Nepal ! fVallich. Sikkim ! J. D. H. (11. Jun. Jul.) (v. v.) 



Extract of a Letter from Mr. George Barter to E. Bentlet, 

 Esq., r.L.S. Communicated by Professor Bentley. 



[Eead February 4th, 1858.] 



Biver Kwon-a, Sept. 29, 1857. 

 We have been now about three months in the riv^r, laying down 

 its course, sounding, surveying creeks and confluents, and making 

 short journeys overland wherever the nature of the country or its 

 inhabitants permitted. This place, E-abba, is the limit of former 

 explorations, hence ours may be said only to commence from here ; 

 in the meantime another large confluent to the Kworra has been 

 discovered, but for several reasons not explored beyond three 

 days' steaming up it. The intended overland journey to Soccatoo 

 will be delayed till the rains cease, but the steamer will be pushed 

 up this river as far as it proves navigable, if the rocks at Boussa, 

 reported to be an obstacle to further progress, can be passed ; then 

 perhaps Timbuctoo itself may be reached by Christmas. 



In botany I perhaps have made some additions, to the river 

 flora more especially ; altogether my numbered list now amounts 

 to 1300 specimens, collected on the coast and in the river, besides 

 various specimens of woods, fruits, &c. ; but in a small, over- 

 crowded steamer like this, where half of us have not even a 

 cabin to sleep in, you will imagine many obstacles to plant-pre- 

 serving : damp below, violent rains and wind-tornadoes on deck, 



