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more mountainous road than that usually taken, which 

 makes a larger bend to the southward, but which had 

 been washed away in places lately and rendered impas- 

 sable, or nearly so. 



July 26. — Left Yo-so-po at daylight. The road 

 descends at first and a stream is crossed, a high range 

 has then to be ascended by a very steep and winding 

 road, the sides of the mountains being covered with 

 low scrub. Among the bushes composing it I noticed 

 many species of berberis and a dwarfed holty. At Yang- 

 yung-min the main road is joined again, and at 9.30 a.m. 

 I arrived at Pan-jo, 8,100 feet above the sea. The 

 road continues to ascend until the top of the pass, Tai- 

 lisiang-ling-kwan, 9,270 feet above the sea, is reached. 

 Many asters and primulas were growing and, not far 

 from the top, hydrangeas. The scenery was very fine, 

 ■and, looking down on the forest which covered the sides 

 of the mountain, some trees could be seen bearing white 

 and pink blossoms, forming a pleasant contrast to the 

 'sea of green in which they appeared to be placed. Some 

 of the trees were of large size and there were many 

 species. The whole was a scene of very varied vegeta- 

 tion, and a happy collecting -place for a botanist. 

 Streams of the clearest water rushing down courses on 

 the sides of the mountains, added a freshness to the 

 view. In the evening Huang-ni-po was reached. The 



