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CROSSES PART OF THE NAGA MOUNTAINS. 



Calami, Fici., Pentaptera, Laurineae, Myristicese continue. Kaulfussia 

 assamica, is common along the lower base of the hills. 



Feb. 23rd. — Started at 7, and after a march of five hours, reach- 

 ed the halting place on the Kam tee- chick, some distance above the 

 place at which we descended to its bed. Distance 12 miles, 

 direction S. S. E. ; crossed one hill of considerable elevation, certain- 

 ly 1000 feet above the halting place, which we find by the tem- 

 perature of boiling water to be 1413 feet above the sea. The 

 tops of these hills continue comparatively open, and have a very 

 pretty appearance. The trees, however, have not assumed a nor- 

 thern character ; their trunks are covered with epiptytes. The 

 Kamtee- chick is a small stream fordable at the rapids, the extreme 

 banks are not more than 30 or 40 yards. No peculiarity of vege- 

 tation as yet occurs ; the fruit of a Quercus continues common, as 

 well as that of Castanea ferox. I met with that of a Magnolia ; Tree 

 ferns, Calami, Musa, Areca, and the usual sub-tropical trees continue ; 

 Acanthacese are most common, Gordonea plentiful on the open places 

 on the hills, Sauraufa two species, Byttneria, etc. etc. Altogether, 

 I am disappointed in the vegetation, which, although rich, is not 

 varied. Wallichia continues common. A Begonia with pointed 

 leaves, and a Smilacineous plant are the most interesting, and a 

 large Quercoid Polypodium, the laceneae of which are deciduous ; 

 and these I found in abundance on the Mishmee hills, although I 

 did not succeed in getting an entire frond. 



Feb. 24th. — Marched about ten miles all the way up the bed of 

 the Kamtee- chick, now a complete mountain stream, the general 

 direction being S. S. E. Traversed in places heavy jungle, but for 

 the most part we ascended the bed of the river. The only very 

 interesting plant was Podostemon, apparently Grifrithianum, which 

 covers the rocks on the bed of the river. The usual plants continue, 

 viz. Scitamineae, Phrynium capitatum, Tradescantia, Paederia and 

 Isophylla, Pothos 2 or 3 species, Ixora 2, Leea, which occasionally 

 becomes arborescent. Cissus 3 or 4, Panax ditto, Pierardia sapida, 

 Elaeocarpus, Smilax, Areca, Calami 2 or 3, Asplenium nidus, Fici 

 several, Pentaptera, Cupuliferse, the latter rare ; Bauhenise 2, Acan- 

 thaceae, one of which attains the size of a large shrub, Guttiferae 2, 

 Phlebochiton, Rottlera, Millingtonia simplicifolia, Inga, Wallichia, 

 Pentaptera, Malvacea, and Acanthacea convallarise flore. I observed 

 Pandanus to be common, (one Sterculia was yesterday observed). 

 Equisetae 2, the larger being the plant of the plains. Erythrina, 



