Botanical Society of Edinburgh. 



proceeded to Nagkhunda ; thence he visited the hill called Whartoo 

 or Huttoo, and followed the valley of the Puhhur. A general ac- 

 count was given of the vegetation of the district, and remarks made 

 on its geological features, natural scenery, and the modes of travel- 

 ling through it. The summit of the Burenda Pass was reached on 

 the 21st. The elevation of the pass was found, on a rough estimate, 

 to be 15,263 feet above the level of the sea. Goitre was noticed as 

 prevalent among the inhabitants of these regions. The village of 

 Booroon was visited. It is situated about 1500 feet above the river 

 Buspa, near its confluence with the Sutlej. Vineyards were common 

 in this district (which receives the name of Koonawur), and apricots 

 are abundantly cultivated, both on account of their fruit and the oil 

 which is obtained from the kernels. From Booroon Mr. Maclagan 

 ascended the river Sutlej to Pooaree and Zginam ; and, after crossing 

 a hill called Skerung, reached Nesung. He subsequently ascended 

 the Sutlej to Namja, a village close to the Chinese frontier. He de- 

 scribed the general features of the Tartars, their dress and habits ; 

 and also noticed the shawl goat and the yak (Bos grunniens). Leaving 

 Namja he reached the Chinese village of Shipkee, and afterwards 

 passed through Keookh without interruption, following the Sutlej as 

 far as the junction of two roads, one leading to Garoo and the other 

 to Chapnung. From this point he returned to Shipkee and Namja, 

 and thence followed the Spiti to Shalkur, a so-called fort in lat. 32°, 

 long. 78° 30'. He crossed the Lapcha Pass, which is about 13,800 ft. 

 above the level of the sea, and rested at Dunker on the 14th August. 

 The fossil locality near Geoongool was examined. The Taree Pass 

 was ascended on the 16th. This pass is, on a rough calculation, about 

 16,000 feet above the level of the sea. On the summit of the Pass 

 at sunrise the thermometer stood at 35° Fahr. After crossing the 

 pass, the author journeyed by Rampoor to Simla, which he reached 

 on 1st September 1847- The plants met with during the route were 

 noticed, and specimens of several of them were exhibited at the meet- 

 ing. The following is a list of the natural orders to which the plants 

 observed during the trip belonged, with the names of the genera and 

 of the species, so far as they were ascertained : — 

 Ranunculacece. — Ranunculus, Delphinium velutinum, and another 



species ; Anemone, two species ; Aquilegia glauca, Clematis graveo- 



lens. 

 Papaveracece. — Meconopsis aculeata. 



Cruciferce. — Erysimum like E. cheiranthoides, Sisymbrium, Draba. 

 Capparidacece. — Capparis . 

 Tamaricacece. — Tamarix. 

 Caryophyllacece. — Stellaria, two species; Silene, a species very like 



S. italica ; Cerastium ; Dianthus, two species ; Sagina, Lychnis, 



Spergula, &c. 

 Malvacece. — Sida. 

 Sapindacece. — /Esculus. 



Geraniacece. — Geranium, three species ; Erodium. 

 Oxalidacece. — Oxalis corniculata. 

 Leguminosce. — Lotus corniculatus, Lespedeza juncea? 



