Photo by Vittorio Sella 

 A BEAUTIFUL VALLEY IN THE HIMALAYAS OF SIKKIM 

 The valleys which slope up into the mountain passes from Darjeeling into Sikkim are covered with 

 luxuriant forests, which are apparently tropical, even at a great height. Here Alpme plants of marvelous 

 beauty reach dimensions undreamed of in Europe or m the United States. This vegetation is the result 

 of torrents of rain which fall throughout the summer months. Within a territory of less than 3 000 

 square miles there is found more than 4,000 species of flowering plants, 200 varieties of ferns, 400 kinds of 

 orchids, 20 different bamboos, and 30 types of the rhododendron. 



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