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psamaga (Phenix paludosa), and several other less conspicuous 
' trees. Shrubbery is much developed, of which may be worth 
mentioning kaya (Acanthus ilicifolius) , ee (Clero 
dendron inerme), kayoo (Pluchea Indica), tamazok S (@lookidion 
multiloculare), Aegialitis annulata, etc. These are sateen inter- 
twined by mee-kyoung-nway (Derris scandens), Derris pi tt 
myouk-gong-nyin (Derris sinuata), Acanthus volubilis, shway- 
nway-pan (Cassytha filiformis), asclepiads, such as Finla ge 
Sarcolobus, Hoya, ete., and some others. A fern (Aerostichum 
4 ane | ees dense patches, and so do locally some coarse 
: chiefly Cyperus incurvatus and other species, pan-yin (Andropogon 
mriatn), Leptochloa Wightii, Eragrostis procera, Scirpus cage 
s, etc., along with a few herbs which spring up in more open 
eee Da-ne (ipa fruticans) and tha-kyet (Pandanus “fatidus) 
form locally dense bushes, especially the first named. 
I. Swamp Forests.—These are inland forests which occupy the 
low-lands and depressions of the alluvial plains. They are usually 
ngipes ? ¢ emecylom 
pine Fae bi gg 5 Hi Izora parviflora, ps Z. ne 
Gonocaryum Lobbianum, Dhay-lay-ben (Symplocos leucantha), 
species of Xylosma (probably X. longifolium) , yai-tha-byay (egale 
operculata), yagine (Hymenocardia Wallichii ond H. plicata), 
Morindopsis capillaris, Webera myrtifolia, rie Ripe (Barringtonit 
acutangula), Garcinia succifolia, and many s of shrubs, eli 
as erect, are found here, e. g., Casiects disticha, yay- 
kadat (Crateva hygrophila), Jasminum scandens, Gmelina Asiatica, — 
nga-phyoo (Pachygone odorifera and Roydsia obtussfolia) Spheno- 
desma grossum, a Tetracera, bambhe-nway (Ancistrocladus Grif- 
fithii), souw-pein-nway (Combretum trifoliatum, and C. tetragono- 
carpum), Derris elegans, eign , and scandens, soo-yit (Acacia 
pennata), ete. Herbage is scanty, but thin-pen or pin-pwa 
(Pesala dichotomum) is owls and so are in places za-yap 
(Lasia) and several kinds of sedge-grasses. Palms or bamboos © 
are absent. Orchids and ferns abound more or less on the trees. 
= III. Troricat Forrsts.—A characteristic dense mass of trees 
-_ eovers the shady valleys and shady slopes of the we hilly country, and 
indeed wherever shelter and perennial supply of fresh water allows a 
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