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bamboo holds a conspicuous place. A Begonia was common along 

 the Muttack. The Meera Panee would well repay a halt of two or 

 three days. 



At our halting place we met four Burmese, despatched by the 

 Maum,* who has arrived at Beesa on a visit to the Luttora Gam. 



Dec. 6th. — Reached Beesa after a sharp march of six hours. Our 

 course lay at first down the Meera Panee ; here I observed more of 

 the Polypodium Wallichianum, which is common throughout the 

 Singfo hill country, and appears to be used as grog, at least the 

 juice of the petioles. We then diverged to the westward through 

 heavy jungle, and the remainder of our march consisted of uninter- 

 esting dense jungle, water- courses, and excessively low places. Ob- 

 served Sabia in some of the jungles ; the only interesting plants ga- 

 thered were an Impatiens and two or three Acanthacese. About 

 1\ p.m. we came on the Noa Dihing, which is now nearly dry, the 

 water having flowed into the Kamroop. No boat, not even a dak 

 boat, can come near Beesa. It is obvious that this river here never 

 presented any depth, both banks being very low ; the bed consists of 

 small hard boulders. 



Dec. 1th, 8th.— Halted at Beesa. 



Dec. 9th. — Started for the Naga village, at some distance, and 



Dec. lOth. — Left for Kujoo or Khoonlong, which we reached about 

 1, after a march of five hours. At 10, we arrived at Dhoompsan 

 or Thoompsa, a large village with extensive cultivation. The re- 

 mainder of our march was through heavy jungle, many parts of 

 which were very low, and crowded with a fierce Calamus. The higher 

 parts abound in a Dipterocarpus, and two Castaneae. I found many 

 fine ferns, all of which however we collected last year. Chrysoba- 

 phus, not uncommon. Apostasia rare. 



Dec. UM. — Visited the tea in the old locality at Nigroo. No 

 steps have been taken towards clearing the jungles, except perhaps 

 of tea. The Gam tells me, that the order for clearing was given to 

 Shroo, Dompshan, and Kumongyon, Gams of three villages near the 

 spot. Noticed Dicksonia en route, so that we must have passed it 

 last year. ^Esculus also occurs here. 



Dec. 1 2th. — Arrived at Kugoodoo after an easy march of two hours 

 and a half. At 12, went to see the tea which lies to the S. S. W. 

 of the village, and about ten minutes' walk to the W. of the path lead- 

 ing to Negrogam, and which for the most part runs along an old 

 * A Burmese authority. 



