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covered with crimson bloom, wild camellias, jessa- 

 mines, and high waving ferns, whilst vines and other 

 climbing-plants hang in festoons from branch to 

 branch ; and here and there the landscape is diver- 

 sified with verdant lawns of velvet turf, natural 

 parterres of scarlet geranium, or orchids of luxuriant 

 growth. Where a view of the low country can be 

 caught through an opening in the thick woods, it is 

 equally grand and impressive, for a blue haze spreads 

 over the scene, softening and blending its beauties, 

 and giving it a dreamy appearance peculiarly en- 

 chanting. Wild raspberries and strawberries, noted 

 for their excellent flavour, are to be found every- 

 where in the woods ; and the ferns, buttercups, and 

 daisies that grow on the banks of the numerous rills 

 and burns that flow rippling on every side, present a 

 similarity of appearance that recalls visions of dear 

 old England. Birds of gaudy plumage dart amid 

 the branches, gay butterflies hover about, insects of 

 metallic hue glitter on the leaves, and all nature seems 

 glad in this highly favoured spot. 



I have never yet met with any hunting-grounds to be 

 compared with the great Wynaad Jungle for diversity 

 of game, which includes elephants, bison, elk, spotted- 

 deer, jungle-sheep, hog-deer, tigers, panthers, leopards, 

 cheetahs, bears, hyenas, tiger - cats, boars, wolves, 

 jackals, wild dogs, porcupines, hares, pea-fowl, jungle- 

 fowl, spur-fowl, partridges, quail, and snipe, whilst on 



