thit {Albizzia data), py^nma {Lagerstroemia flos reginae),\idiahx!iQ {Careija arhorea),i\xim<' 

 byun (Dillenia pentagy)u(), nyoung pyu {Ficus Rumphii), thit-po [Dalbcrgia purpurea), yin- 

 dyke (D. cultrata), the 2 last uamed forming for about 2 miles almost the sole tree-vegetation. 

 To the left of the road are numerous little " engs" and swamps or dried up beds of choungs, 

 along the borders of which swamp-forests spread tiiemselves out. We encamped towards 

 evening under the dense shade of these swamp-forests at the Puja eng. Here the swamp- 

 vegetation is greatly developed, but for the greatest part impassable without boats. Kye 

 ni {Barringtonia acutaugula), yung {Anogeissus acuminatus) thayet {Mangifera up.) along with 

 thit-pyu {Xanthophi/llam glaucuni) were the principal trees. The curious ye-kadat {Crataeva 

 hygrophila) was as in all other swamp-forests also here observed. 



21^ January, 1871. The scenery to-day remained the same, but owing to the abun- 

 danoe of choungs, the patches of swamp-forests were more numerous and became more and 

 more conspicuous and interesting as we moved westward. For a distance of about 2 miles 

 from the banksiof the Lheiu-river, the terrain is taken up by bamboo jungles (Yakatwa) which 

 as usual, excludes almost all other tree growth. After fording the Lheiu river we arrived 

 at Thabie-gon, but the village was uninviting, and being perfectly bare of trees, I preferred 

 to move on to the Kamon-gyi Eng, where I encamped in a forest of a description inter- 

 mediate between a swamp, and a lower-mixed forest. 



22nd January, 1871. Followed the cart road and after passing the Kanyeng table Eng 

 we entered again savannah-forests. Before arriving at the Byi gyi choung, I met with another 

 bamboo jungle of Yakatwa in which a species of Cyperus (allied to C mocstus) was conspicuous. 

 I encamped near the Kyoung of Pyi-doung-dweng on the Thayet choung. Altough cultiva- 

 tion has removed the forest trees, the indications of lower mixed and the termination of 

 savannah-forests were here as distinct as at Oakkan. 



23rd January, 1871. Proceeded along the cart road through lower mixed forests inter- 

 mingled with numerous but badly grown teak trees and through cultivated lands. Sha- 

 trees {Acacia catedm) were not unfrequently met with, but most of them were felled and 

 cut up into logs for building purposes. At Wetla we crossed the Prome road and encamped 

 at Pa-le-kweuf , a village surrounded by cultivation only. 



24//; January, 1871. Encamped at Kwe-mha-kheiug. The cart road winds chiefly along 

 or near choungs and the forests were, therefore, to-day nearly all lower mixed forests, while 

 only a few patches of low forests were traversed on the higher grounds. At Nat-madi we 

 entered undulating land and reached the Kadeng choung which forces its way over soft 

 permeable sandstone excavating it in all directions. It is, however, only after ascending the 

 lower spurs whicli are crossed on passing from Kyun gon and San-pot to Kwe-mha-Kheing 

 that upper mixed forests of a rather dry character with plenty of teak, appear. 



2bth January, 1871. Halted. Here I tried to engage a third elephant and to get 

 provisions for my tour over the hills. In the bed of the liiling Kadeng, just below the 

 village, large rocks of laterite lying loosely on the sandstone layers attracted my attention. 

 I heard to my surprise from the villagers that laterite " grows,' in the hills, and I therefore 

 determined to pass the spot. 



I subjoin here a botanical section of the country traversed from Henzada to Kwe- 

 mha-kheing, including the Yoma hills as far as Bhomaleuk. The section is not an instructive 

 one because a great part of the journey lay along choungs, and as I did not out them at right 

 angles I did not pass over the diluvial lauds. 



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