23. Notes on the Pollination of Flowers in India. 
Note No. 5.—Some Autumn Observations 
in the Sikkim Himaiaya, 
By I. H. Burkict. 
In 1904, and again in 1906, I marched from Darjeeling to 
Phallut and back, = I utilised the opportunity in making the 
observations here recorde 
Phallut on the long ridge which runs south from the 
mountain ea raion: and makes the boundary between Sikkim 
and Nepal. The road taken was the same on both occasions, vid 
Ghum and Simana < the southern end of the ridge, and thence 
along it as follows :— 
1904. 1906. 
Between the southern end and Oct. 16—cloudy. Sept. 25—some rain. 
Tongla (10,074 ft.) 
Between Tonglu and Sandak- Oct. 17—mist and —— ee 
hu (11,930 ft.) 
phu (11,930 ft. later rai 
On Sandakphnu. Oct. 18—sleet all Pi "37. 
da 
Between eye and Phal- ~ 19—intervals of Sept. 28—rain after 
lut (11 noon. 
On Phallut saa ig Oct. '30—fine. Sept. 29—rain all 
(12,110 ft.) 
On Phallut. Oct. 21—intervalsof Sept. "30—intervals 
mist. of mis 
Between Phallat and Sandak- Oct. 22—some mist, Oct. 1—rain nearly 
phu. all day. 
sa a Sandakphu and Tong- Oct. 23—intervalsof Oct. 2—intervals of 
mist. mist. 
aves Tonglu and south- Oct. 24—mist and Oct. 3—overcast. 
ern end of the ridge. rain. 
I have given ore my = rr the state of the weather 
that I sik with on these wet mou 
Sir Joseph ee was the fret “prea to visit the ridge. 
In the end of May, 1848, he reached the summit of Tonglu, where 
nothing about his journe Tho: Ande rson oe via 
Phallut to Jongri in ctober, 1862 ; aa i on Phallut in 
, 1868; and C. B. Clarke in Octobe: ir George 
1870. 
King visited "Tonglu in April, 1875. fies of these journeys 
scribed. 
