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getation so elegant, prospects more grand and beautiful, and a 

 climate more genial. Its highest mountains, although of consi- 

 derable height, perhaps 6000 feet perpendicular, have nothing of 

 an alpine appearance, but produce a moisture and coolness that 

 extends a more vigorous vegetation to the adjacent country 

 above. 



Nearly connected with Kaerula, and little different from it in 

 vegetable productions, is Ceylon, the Taprobana of the Romans, 

 and the Lanka of the ancient Hindus. In 1815, I had an op- 

 portunity of a cursory examination of its southern end, and saw 

 sufficient to indicate, that, in general aspect at least, it does not 

 materially differ from Malayala. 



North from Kaerula, and, as I have said, including a portion 

 of it, is the extensive Engh'sh province of Canara, a word of 

 doubtful origin, and supposed by the natives to be English. The 

 Hindus divide it into four territories : 1st, Part of Kaerula or Ma- 

 layala, extending to about 12 28' North latitude; 2d, Tulava, 

 extending from thence to about 13 35' N. ; 3d, Haiva or Haiga, 

 extending to about 14 38' N. and Kankana (Latine Cancana) ex- 

 tending to the Portuguese territory of Goa ; but this, as well as 

 all the sea coast to near Bombay, are included in the territory 

 which the Hindus call Kankana. These countries, like Mala- 

 yala, extend from the summit of the mountains to the sea, and 

 scarcely differ in appearance or vegetable productions from that 

 territory ; but they are rather hotter and drier, and their vege- 

 tation is rather less vigorous, approaching more nearly to the ri- 

 gid thorny nature of that prevailing towards the East. 



The specimens of plants which I procured during this jour- 

 ney, suffered much by the carelessness of those who were en- 

 trusted in conveying them from the ship to Calcutta ; but such 

 as they were, they were given to Sir J. E. SMITH, together with 

 a good many drawings, and both remain in his collection. The 

 notes which I took have been deposited in the Company's Li- 



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