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yeen. Besides these, I collected two or three other species familiar to 

 me, but not yet described or named. There was nothing absolutely 

 new to me here ; indeed, the whole expedition only yielded two new. 

 Orehideae ; the Bulhophyllwm already mentioned as found in the 

 Kyouh-taga ; and a Dendrobium with the flowers of D. aggregatum r 

 but with short, erect cylindrical pseudo-bulbs. 



From Kanlado, after a day's halt, we bent our steps southwards and 

 homewards ; as my limited time would not allow me to go further,, 

 not even to visit the banks of the Salween which is within an easy 

 day's march of Kanlado on the east. About half way between 

 Konlado and Pahpoon, Ave turned aside from our path to visit a water- 

 fall on the Yoonzalin river. I had often noticed on a map made by a 

 local surveyor, professing to be a map of this district, high up on this 

 river, the words, " Waterfall, 400 feet ;" but I could never find any 

 one who had seen the waterfall. Now, a waterfall of 400 feet is a 

 very unusual feature in the scenery of any country and a grand sight ; 

 and I had long formed a secret resolution to find out this waterfall 

 some day, and verify the statement as to its height. We were now at 

 the very part of the country whence, if visited at all, it must be 

 visited. I determined, therefore, not to return home without seeing 

 it. Capt. Harrison, happily, was of the same mind ; so, notwith- 

 standing the assurance of the natives that the place was very difficult 

 of access, and the mountain side very steep and slippery, we sent on a 

 party in advance to find out a way for us and to clear the jungle sufficient- 

 ly to make it passable. Arrived at the point of our road whence it was 

 necessary to diverge from it to go in search of the waterfall, we struck 

 off, and had certainly as hard a morning's work before we reached the 

 object of our search, as any man could desire : but we reached it about 

 noon, and that was enough. 



On arrival we Avere at once gratified and disappointed : gratified at 

 finding ourselves in a most romantic spot, and at the preparation 

 made for us : disappointed at seeing no waterfall, although we Avere 

 told that all that was to be seen lay before us. 



We had come prepared to rough it and sleep on the ground ; Ave 

 Avere, therefore, agreeably surprised at finding a very capacious and 

 exceedingly pretty structure built, and all ready for us. The site Avas 

 selected Avith great taste, for on stepping up out of the thick jungle 



