1848.] The Turaee and Outer Mountains of Kumaoon* 373 



on the Moradabad route, where the swamps and prairies commence, 

 terminating about 20 miles from Kaleedhoongee, at the village Manpoor, 

 near the left bank of the Kossilla. The Bhabura staging Bungalow is 

 near Manpoor, but is in bad repair, and the climate is unhealthy till 

 the middle of October or later : Durial, on the opposite bank of the 

 Kossilla, is considered safe. 



The Bazar at Kaleedhoongee is neatly built, and being now cram- 

 med with supplies for the use of the 31st Regiment on its inarch from 

 Almorah, appears more like Mark Lane than a poor hamlet in the 

 "Belt of Death." It stands in the angle between the Nihal and the 

 Boula torrents — the latter, from the Kotah Dhoon, once infamous for 

 the stoppage of travellers and the Post, is now permanently bridged. 



The elevation of Kaleedhoongee is about 1100 feet above the sea ; 

 the name implies " black stones," but refers to a site nearer the moun- 

 tains. The vicinity of the public Bungalow is shaded by magnificent 

 specimens of the " Huldoo," Nauclea cordifolia. This tree is the glory 

 of the Kumaoon and Gurhwal Bhabur ; fortunately its wood is of no 

 great value, and is chiefly employed in making up opium chests ; and 

 writing tablets ; it thus escapes the axe of the feller. From its yellow 

 color, one would refer the etymology to Huldee ; but Wilson gives 

 the Sanscrit from huri, a monkey, droo, to go : reminding us of Baron 

 Hugel's observation cited in Kosmos, that in Kashmeer the large white 

 ape with the black face inhabits the Chestnut trees. These restless 

 creatures cannot well be said to inhabit any particular tree, frequenting 

 those indifferently on which they feed. At Kotah, I noticed them 

 greedily devouring the iron-like pulse afforded by the Siris, Acacia spe- 

 ciosa, a meal implying most potent gastric juice. 



Between Nynee Tal and Kala-putthur, the most usual trees, &c. are 



Ceanothus flavescens : " Ghant." 



Olea glandulifera (or compacta) : "Gyr." " Guldoo." <« Guroor :" 

 2000 to 4500 feet. 



Pittosporum eriocarpum : " Meda-toomree." " Gur-silung." 



Hamiltonia lanceolata, and H. caerulea : " Pudera." 



Wendlandia cinerea : " Choulaee." " Cheela." " Chilkiya." 

 "Teela." 



Clerodendrort fcdoratum : " Monee." 



Baeobotrys indica : « Kulsees ?" From 2000 to 5000 feet. 



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