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proceeded to Nagkhunda; thence he visited the hill called Whartoo 
or Huttoo, and followed the valley of the Pubhur. A general ac- 
count was given of the vegetation of the district, and remarks made 
on its geological features, natural scenery, and the modes of travel- 
ling through it. The summit of the Burenda Pass was reached on 
the 21st. The elevation of the pass was found, on a rough estimate, 
to be 15,263 feet above the level of the sea. Goitre was noticed as 
prevalent among the inhabitants of these regions. The village of 
Booroon was visited. It is situated about 1500 feet above the river 
Buspa, near its confluence with the Sutlej. Vineyards were common 
in this district (which receives the name of Koonawur), and apricots 
are abundantly cultivated, both on account of their fruit and the oil 
which is obtained from the kernels. From Booroon Mr. Maclagan 
ascended the river Sutlej to Pooaree and Zginam ; and, after crossing 
a hill called Skerung, reached Nesung. He subsequently ascended 
the Sutle) to Namja, a village close to ‘the Chinese frontier. He de- 
seribed the general features of the Tartars, their dress and habits ; 
and also noticed the shawl goat and the yak (Bos grunniens). Leaving 
Namja he reached the Chinese village of Shipkee, and afterwards 
passed through Keookh without interruption, following the Sutle] as 
far as the junction of two roads, one leading to Garco and the other 
to Chapnung. From this point he retur ned to Shipkee and Namja, 
and thence followed the Spiti to Shaikur, a so-called fort in lat. 32°, 
long. 78° 30'. He crossed the Lapcha Pass, which is about 13,800 ft. 
above the level of the sea, and rested at Dunker on the 14th August. 
The fossil locality near Geoongool was examined. The Taree Pass 
was ascended on the 16th. This pass is, on a rough calculation, about 
16,000 feet above the level of the sea. On the summit of the Pass 
at sunrise the thermometer stood at 35° Fahr. After crossing the 
pass, the author journeyed by Rampocr to Simla, which he reached 
on Ist September 1847. The plants met with during the route were 
noticed, and specimens of several of them were exhibited at the meet- 
ing. The following is a list of the natural orders to which the plants 
observed during the trip belonged, with the names of the genera and 
of the species, so far as they were ascertained :— 
Ranunculacee.—Ranunculus, Delphinium velutinum, and another 
species ; Anemone, two species ; Aquilegia glauca, Clematis graveo- 
lens. 
Papaveracee. —Meconopsis aculeata. 
Cr ucifere. —Erysimum like E. cheiranthoides, Sisymbrium, Draba. 
Ca; » par idacee. Capparis. 
7 ain aricacee.—Tamarix. 
Caryophyllacee.—Stellaria, two species; Silene, a species very like 
S. italien; Cerastium ; Dianthus, two species; Sagina, Lychnis, 
Spergula, &e. 
Malvacea.—Sida. 
Sapindacee.— Asculus. 
Geraniacee.—Geranium, three species ; Erodium. 
Oxvalidaceea.—Oxalis corniculata. 
Leguminose.—Lotus corniculatus, Lespedeza juncea ? 
