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upon a truly splendid Bauhinia, which I discovered for the first time 
last year in the Thoung-yeen valley. Then, however, I met with but 
one tree—here now I found many, and all in flower. The flowers are 
very large, about 4 inches in diameter, of the purest white, save the 
single coloured petal which is streaked with purple and gold. It far 
surpasses B. Richardiana in beauty, for the petals of that plant are very 
narrow, consequently the flower looks poor, whereas, those of the 
species I am describing, are broad and meet at their margins, and this 
adds immensely to its beauty. The flowers also are of the sweetest 
fragrance, and are produced in profuse abundance all over the tree. I 
hope to get seedsof it. I left particular instructions with the head- 
man of that part of the district, to gather some when ripe and forward 
them to Capt. Harrison, who kindly promised to remember me in the 
matter. 
The most northerly point to which we went was Kanlado, another 
police station, and our frontier out-post. It is but some 15 miles 
from our boundary on the North, and not far from the Salween. 
There is a strong block-house here besides a stockade. It is situated 
on the top of a small cleared hill, and 1881 feet above the sea; it is 
surrounded on all sides by higher hills. This is the lively abode of 
the officer who has the honour of serving Her Majesty in the capacity 
of Assistant Commissioner of the Yoonzalin district. He, at least, if 
no one else, will rejoice at the completion of the projected Railway ; 
but he is likely to be the only passenger ! 
The vegetation of the hills round Kanlado is very different from 
that which is seen in the Tenasserim Provinces. The forests consist 
almost wholly of what the Burmese call Engyen a species of Shorea, a 
middle-sized tree, at this season of the year in flower and without a 
leaf. The forests consequently have a bare wintry look, a condition 
of jungle never seen in the Tenasserim Provinces, where the whole 
country is densely green throughout the year. There are, of course, a 
few other trees mixed with the Shorea, such as Careya, Dillema, 
Eugenia, and Anneslea fragrans ; but not in sufficient quantities to 
alter the character of the jungle which is given by the prevailing 
Shorea. Orchids grow sparingly on the trees here, but some good 
kinds; Dendrobium Dalhousianum, formosum, and eburneum. The 
only other locality known for the last plant is the valley of the Shoung- 
