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base of the low hills, which begin here, had cut its bed through an 

 ancient sea-beach. Prom this point our course lay in a gener- 

 ally S. E. direction, through undulating country, having a gradual 

 rise, until at " Thonzoo" a height of some seven hundred feet had 

 been gained. As we advanced, the surface of the ground became 

 more rugged and broken, and more denuded of soil, the limestone 

 rocks protruding more and more frequently, leaving at the " three 

 Bagodas" little else than bare rock. 



Along this course, in many places, thick bamboo jungle prevailed 

 with large trees thinly interspersed. In other parts what we com- 

 monly understand at home by forest was passed through. The 

 forest portions were generally dry and for the most part desti- 

 tute of undergrowth. It was in the damp hollows, and near the 

 streams, or under the shade of some high rock, that the shrubs 

 and herbaceous plants were rank. 



In the forest or drier parts of the jungle, the following trees 

 formed a great part of the vegetation. Dillenia aurea, and D. 

 speciosa, the fruit of both of which is eaten by the Burmese and 

 Karens in their curries, or rather boiled mixtures, on account of 

 the enlarged permanent fleshy calyx, Carey a arborea, Lagerstrcemia 

 Beginae, and probably two or three other species, one being abun- 

 dant, which had knotty protuberances on the trunk, which I had 

 not noticed before on Lagerstrcemias. These nodes were frequently 

 so sharp as to offer serious obstacles to those who climb with naked 

 feet. Bignonia stipulata, B. crispa, and others were also common. 

 I do not recollect to have noticed B. (Spathodea) Indica, which is 

 frequent about Moulmein. I also observed Bterocarpus Indians, 

 Dipterocarpus Icevis, and Hopea odorata, the two last of which 

 become scarcer as the soil becomes more shallow and rocky, several 

 species of Dalbergia, Inga ccylocarpa, Acacia elata (?) and huge fig 

 trees. The teak (Tectona grandis) was very local, and only small trees 

 are now left standing, but these in considerable abundance. Gordonia 

 floribunda which in the neighbourhood of Moulmein and Tavoy is 

 a common tree was here very rare. Two or three species of Ster- 

 culia, form large trees, Vitex arborea and V. alata, Brythrina 

 Indica, B. stricta, Nauclea, Terminalia and others, several species 

 of Bauliinia; Bterospermum semisagit latum, and Pt. lancece/olium. 



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