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and the west bank of the Satlej, and may be made to include 

 the subtropical districts of Mandi and Suket, Nadaon and 

 Kangra. It presents no features not common to Chamba, the 

 next succeeding province to the north-west. Sultanpur^ the 

 capital^ is 5000 feet. Kangra Fort, situated a short way 

 within the outer ranges, is a British station, and the hiUs 

 around it are extensively planted with tea. Dharmsala, 

 above Kangra, is a sanitarium, elevated about 6000 feet. The 

 chain bounding the Satlej on the west is considerably higher 

 than that on its east bank, and is crossed into Suket by the 

 Jalauri Pass, elevated 12,000 feet. 



Mr. Edgeworth is the only botanist who has investigated 

 the flora of this province, and he has (since the printing of 

 p. 70 of this Essay) communicated a valuable collection to 

 Sir W. Hooker's Herbarium. 



5. Chamba. 



Chamba, the next province to Kulu, is altogether like it in 

 physical features, and consists of the mountain basin of the 

 Ravi. It has been traversed by Dr. Thomson, who entered it 

 from the north-west, by the Padri Pass, elevated 11,000 feet, 

 over the chain dividing it from Jamu ; thence he descended 

 to the Ravi, in the centre of the province, where its bed is 

 elevated less than 5000 feet; and travelUng northward, left 

 it by the Sach Pass, elevated 14,800 feet, over the range divi- 

 ding it from Kishtwar. 



The vegetation of Chamba appears to present few peculia- 

 rities, amongst which we may notice the appearance of Cra- 

 tcegus Owyacantha, which here finds its eastern limit ; Litscea 

 consimilis, Rhododetidron lepidotum, and Sibbaldia purpurea 

 have not hitherto been detected further to the west. Fother- 

 gilla involucrata is a curious example of a plant suddenly 

 appearing most abundantly, and contiimiug so for several 

 provinces to the westward. 



