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SIKKIM HIMALAYA. 



Chap. XIV. 



branchlets over the buildings.* It is not wild in Sikkim, 

 but imported there and into Bhotan from Tibet : it does 

 not thrive well above 6000 feet elevation. It is called 

 " Tchenden " by the Lepchas, Bhoteeas, and Tibetans, and 

 its fragrant red wood is burnt in the temples. 



GROUP OP CHAITS AT TASSIDING. 



The Lamas met us on the top of the hill, bringing a 

 noble present of fowls, vegetables and oranges, the latter 

 most acceptable after our long and hot march. The site is 

 admirably chosen, in the very heart of Sikkim, commanding 

 a fine view, and having a considerable river on either side, 



* I was not then aware of this tree having been introduced into England by the 

 intrepid Mr. Fortune from China ; and as I was unable to procure seeds, which 

 are said not to ripen in Sikkim, it was a great and unexpected pleasure, on my 

 return home, to find it alive and flourishing at Kew. 



