PATKAYE MOUNTAIN. 



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Lagerstrsemia grandiflora. Chondospermum, Polypodium, Acrosti- 

 choides ferrugineum, and the fruit of Cedrela Toona, Megala. 

 Choranthus was not seen. 



Feb. 25th. — Proceeded about 100 yards up the Kamchick, then 

 crossed the Tukkaka, and commenced the ascent of a high hill, 

 certainly 1000 feet above the elevation of our last halting place on 

 the Kamchick : the lower portion is covered with tree jungle, the 

 upper portion of the mountain is open, covered with a tall Saccha- 

 rum and an Andropogon, among which are mixed several Com- 

 positae, and an Ajuga. Among the grass, occur trees scattered here 

 and there, chiefly of a Gordonia. From the summit we had a pretty 

 view of the Kamchick valley, closed in to the S. W. by a high and 

 distant wall, being part of the Patkaye range. All the hills have 

 the same features, but it is odd that their highest points are thickly 

 clothed with tree jungle. Observed Kydia, Alstonia, Eurya, Trium- 

 fetta, Celtis, Engelhardtia, Rhus, Rottlera, Loranthus, Callicarpe 

 and Dicksonia all at a high elevation, but this latter is scarce. No 

 pines visible. Dhak, Fici, Musa farinacea, Bambusse continue. 

 Composite are common on the clearings. A Mimosa occurs on the 

 summit, and Andrachne, 3-foliata. Thence we descended for a short 

 distance, and halted at the foot of the Patkaye near the stream. 



Direction S. S. E. Distance four miles. 



Elevation 3026 feet. Temperature 66°. Boiling point, 206|°. 



All the trees have a stunted appearance. 



Feb. 26th.— Halted. 



Feb. 27th. — To-day ascended a hill to the W. of our camp, cer- 

 tainly 500 feet above it ; its features are the same, Porana alata. 

 Bignonia, a Leguminous tree, a ditto Mimosa. Panax, Lobelia zey- 

 lanica, Artemisia, Cordia. Panicum curvatum, Anthistina arundinacea. 



Panicum plicatoides, Smithea, Hypericum of the plains, and Poten- 

 tilla, Sida, and Plantago all plain plants, are found at the sum- 

 mit. To the S. W. of our camp are the remains of a stockade, 

 which was destroyed by fire, it is said, last year. The only interest- 

 ing plants gathered were a Cyrtandracea, ^Eschynanthus confertus 

 mihi, a Dendrobium, and a fine Hedychium, beautifully scented, 

 occurring as an epiphyte. Of Ficus several species are common. On 

 the large mountain to the N. E., either birch or larches are visible, 

 their elevation being probably 1000 feet above that of our camp. 



The party halted until the 3rd March ; I had one day's capital 

 fishing in the Kamtee- chick with a running line. 



