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more mountainous road than that usually taken, which 
makes a larger bend to the southward, but which had 
been washed away in places lately and rendered impas- 
sable, or nearly so. 
July 26.—Left Yo-so-po at daylight. The road 
descends at first and a stream is crossed, a high range 
has then to be ascended by a very steep and winding 
road, the sides of the mountains being covered with 
low scrub. Among the bushes composing it I noticed 
many species of berberis and adwarfed holly. At Yang- 
yung-min the main road is joined again, and at 9.30 a.m. 
I arrived at Pan-jo, 8,100 feet above the sea. The 
road continues to ascend until the top of the pass, Tai- 
hsiang-ling-kwan, 9,270 feet above the sea, is reached. 
Many asters and primulas were growing and, not far 
from the top, hydrangeas. The scenery was very fine, 
and, looking down on the forest which covered the sides 
of the mountain, some trees could be seen bearing white 
and pink blossoms, forming a pleasant contrast to the 
sea of green in which they appeared to be placed. Some 
of the trees were of large size and there were many 
species. The whole was a scene of very varied vegeta- 
tion, and a happy collecting-place for a botanist. 
Streams of the clearest water rushing down courses on 
the sides of the mountains, added a freshness to the 
view. In the evening Huang-ni-po was reached. The 
