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upon a truly splendid Bauhinia, which I discovered for the first time 

 last year in the Thonng-yeen valley. Then, however, I met with but 

 one tree — here now I found many, and all in flower. The flowers are 

 very large, about 4 inches in diameter, of the purest white, save the 

 single coloured petal which is streaked with purple and gold. It far 

 surpasses B. Ricliardiana in beauty, for the petals of that plant are very 

 narrow, consequently the flower looks poor, whereas, those of the 

 species I am describing, are broad and meet at their margins, and this 

 adds immensely to its beauty. The flowers also are of the sweetest 

 fragrance, and are produced in profuse abundance all over the tree. I 

 hope to get seeds of it. I left particular instructions with the head- 

 man of that part of the district, to gather some when ripe and forward 

 them to Capt. Harrison, who kindly promised to remember me in the 

 matter. 



The most northerly point to which we went was Kanlado, another 

 police station, and our frontier out-post. It is but some 15 miles 

 from our boundary on the North, and not far from the Salween. 

 There is a strong block-house here besides a stockade. It is situated 

 on the top of a small cleared hill, and 1881 feet above the sea ; it is 

 surrounded on all sides by higher hills. This is the lively abode of 

 the officer who has the honour of serving Her Majesty in the capacity 

 of Assistant Commissioner of the Yoonzalin district. He, at least, if 

 no one else, will rejoice at the completion of the projected Railway ; 

 but he is likely to be the only passenger ! 



The vegetation of the hills round Kanlado is very different from 

 that which is seen in the Tenasserim Provinces. The forests consist 

 almost wholly of what the Burmese call Engyen a species of Shorea, a 

 middle-sized tree, at this season of the year in flower and without a 

 leaf. The forests consequently have a bare wintry look, a condition 

 of jungle never seen in the Tenasserim Provinces, where the whole 

 country is densely green throughout the year. There are, of course, a 

 few other trees mixed with the Shorea, such as Careya, Dilhnia, 

 Eugenia, and Anneslea fragrans ; but not in sufficient quantities to 

 alter the character of the jungle which is given by the prevailing 

 Shorea. Orchids grow sparingly on the trees here, but some good 

 kinds ; Dendrobium Dalhousianum, formosum, and eburneum. The 

 only other locality known for the last plant is the valley of the ShdUBg- 



