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under the massive bowers of foliage so gigantic, is most favourable to 

 the growth and spread of Fungi, Lichens, and other Cellulares ; ac- 

 cordingly, in this locality they abound everywhere. 



In some portions of land cleared of jungle by the native agricul- 

 turists, I observed many fruit-trees flourishing in cultivation, such as 

 the Mango {Mangifera Indica), Custard Apple (Anona squamosa), 

 "PlantainXMusa paradisiaca). Pomegranate (Punica granatum), &c. 

 In several small plots of cultivated ground, likewise recovered from 

 the jungle, I observed Rice, Sugar Cane, Bamboo, and other useful 

 plants, growing and flourishing in apparent abundance, and asso- 

 ciated with cereal grains, such as Holcus Sorghum (joaree) and Hol- 

 cus spicatus (bajree). 



On ascending the mountain slopes, and after emerging from the 

 jungle, the vegetation again becomes changed. At first the change 

 is slow, but at length it becomes well marked and decided. The 

 underwood becomes less abundant, and the trees stand forth in more 

 solitary grandeur and in greater relief, the varied colouring of our 

 autumnal foliage being absent among them, but this absence being 

 more than compensated for by the richness of their verdure, the con- 

 trast of their forms, and the gracefulness of their proportions. Mosses 

 of various descriptions and beautiful Lichens clothe the rocks, while 

 Grasses of great variety and fantastic appearance are met with in 

 abundance. Arums and Euphorbias now become prevalent. In ad- 

 dition to the rarer trees and shrubs already enumerated as occurring 

 in the jungle, I observed as typical of this district — which district 

 may be designated that of the slopes — the presence of the Bridelia 

 montana, Pentaptera paniculata, and P. tomentosa. 



In continuing in an altitudinal direction, the ascent of the hills 

 becomes suddenly very abrupt, the trap rock being now thrown up 

 in most places into immense terraces, crowned by table-lands, and 

 flanked by high and precipitous cliffs. On these table-lands forest 

 trees are generally absent ; but forest trees occur here and there. 

 The whole surface of the table-lands is, however, strewn over with 

 large tree shrubs and plants of great variety. The Calyptranthes 

 caryophyllifolia or Jambool tree is very characteristic of this district. 

 The Olea dioica, Terminalia Chehula, Symplocos racemosay Meme- 

 eylon ramijlorum, and the Water-tree or Oomber (Ficus glomerata) 

 occur very frequently. XJrtica pulcherrima, Rubus rugosus, a species 

 of Salix (the tetrasperma of Roxburgh), Eriolcena Hookeriana, and 

 Pygeum acuminatum, occur here and there. 



[To be continued.] 



ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. MJuUiilJu y;ij 

 ■ ■Ah 'Oii/ififn Ui- 

 November 27th, 1855.— Dr. Gray, F.R.S.,rin the Chm,. , , 



Note on the Genus Legriocinclus, Lesson, and its syno- 

 nyms. By Philip Lutley Sclater, M.A. etc. 



In his last published work on natural history, entitled ' Description 

 des Mammif eres et Oiseaux,' which is part of the series known as 



