May, 1849. VEGETATION AND SCENERY OF BHOMSONG. 9 



I had rather expected to meet either with a guide, or with 

 some further obstruction here, but as none appeared, I 

 proceeded onwards as soon as the weather moderated. 



Higher up, the scenery resembles that of Tchintam on 

 the Tambur : the banks are so steep as to allow of no road, 



PANDANU8. S1KKIM SCREW-PINE. 



and the path ascends from the river, at 1000 feet, to 

 Lathiang village, at 4,800 feet, up a wild, rocky torrent 

 that descends from Mainom to the Teesta. The cliffs here 

 are covered with wild plantains and screw-pines {Pandanus), 



