216 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. {April, 1908. 
e flora under discussion is the flora of the season when the 
Broom Geass scoparius) is coming into flower in Simla 
gardens, and i ch higher in type than the flora of the 
into flower. ‘he British mountains are poor in Lepidoptera and 
oor in flowers specially suited to their visits. A comparison of 
the Simla spring flora with that of any circle in the Swiss Alps is 
likely to show greater resemblances. 










PERCENTAGE OF FLOWERS. 
Flower Class. 
‘ : ‘ Clova, in the last ten days 
Simla, in the Spring flora. ae May. | 
No No le 
Pe bas 18 6°02 1 115 
Hie ae 105 512 24 27°59 
B’ Upper part... ae 3) 5-02 TR eee ye, 
Boa} at 58 1037 =. 15 17°24 
B’ Lower part ace 24 8:03 5 6°75 
AB ich 51 17°06 31 35°63 
A&A 24 803 11 12°64 
Figs 4 1°34 Pare “ee 
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ROURI 2c. 299 | i a 




OBSERVATIONS IN DETAIL. 
The Co detailed here are quoted by date. The itinerary for 
the dates 
1906-—May 6, 7 and 8, Simla (7,000 ft.) ; May 9, Simla to Erki (3,200 ft.) ; 
- 00 : 
y 10, Erki; May 11, hs to Namoli (4,000 May , Namoli to Bilas- 
pur (1, May 13, Bilaspur; May 14, Bilaspur to Dih ; b.); 
May 15, Dihur to Suket (4,000 ft.); ee 16, gage 17, Suket to Gere 
(7,000 ft.); May ie Gere to aime (5,500 ft.); M Jhungi via Pangna 
{4,000 ft.), to Chindi (6,500 ft.) ; May 20, Chindi Beak (3 3,500 ft.); May 
21, Alsundi to Suni (2, 100 pei sigs 22, Suni to Naldera (5,000 ft.) ; May 23, 
Naldera to Sir ay § May 24, 
1907 —April 2 as 25, sae, April 26, Simla to Phagn (8,200 ft. 
April 27, Phagn to en (8,000 ft.) ; April 28, l'heog to Matidéna (8,000 ft.) ; 
April 29, esas 9 Kodiali and to 9,500 ft. between the two places ; April 
30, Matiéna; May 1, Matidna to Theog 5 — 2, Theo Bs May ®, Theog to 
Phagu : Sis 4, Yikes to Simla; May 5, 6 and 7, Siw Ma. is Simla to 
Sairi (4,000 ft.); May 9, Sairi to Sia be ‘8, 000 ft. e ‘Mas 10, Kékarhétti 
to Kasauli (6,000 ft.) : May 11, Kasauli to Kalka (2,000 ft.). 
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1 Adapted from the table on p. 123 of the Transactions of the Botanical 
Society of Edinburgh for 1901 


