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tracks of a Rhinoceros. At 5 r.M. water boiled at 210°. Tempera- 

 ture 69°. Elevation 1099 feet. 



The most interesting plants were an Arum, an undescribed Cera- 

 tostemma, and a Celastrinea. 



The collection formed between this place and Suddiya now 

 amount to about 500 species. The vegetation of the lower portions 

 is the same, or nearly so, on either side of the hills ; but I did not 

 observe near this the Polypodium ferrugineum arboreum, although 

 there is a small arborescent species of this genus. On either side, the 

 lower ranges are clothed with heavy wet tree jungle, the under- 

 shrubs consisting of Acanthacese, Rubiacese, Filices, Aroidese, and 

 Urticese ; Kaulfussia does not ascend so high on this side. Acanthacea 

 solanacea appears peculiar to this side, although there is a species of 

 the genus on the Kammiroan. 



The plants indicating the greatest elevation are Acer, Ceratostem- 

 ma miniatum, and angulatum, Vacciniacese ; Daphne, particularly the 

 Patkaye one, and D. struthioloides, most of the Smilacinese, Berberis, 

 etc. etc. Bucklandia Crawfurdii, Begonise, some Viburnia, Cyathea, 

 etc. of Ceratostemma (Gay Lussacium ?) several, perhaps not less 

 than seven species occur ; all have the same habit, and the same depot 

 of nourishment in the thick portion near the collet. No Coniferse 

 exist, although the elevation is more than sufficient to determine 

 their appearance. In Orchidese the flora is certainly very rich, but 

 few species are in flower. 



[Memo. To compare these elevational plants with those from the 

 Mishmee hills, on which, speaking from memory, they are more 

 abundant.] 



March \8tk. — Left at half- past 6, and arrived (after halting about 

 one hour and a half) at 3 p.m. The road was very circuitous, for 

 the first part E. by S., subsequently for some time N. N. E., and 

 even N. E. ; the general direction is perhaps E. ; the distance certainly 

 18 miles. The greater part of the route lay through heavy but 

 dryish tree jungle ; but during the latter half, and especially to- 

 wards Nempean, Putars or cultivated fields increased in number, and 

 extent. We crossed one stream only. The soil is yellow and deep, 

 occasionally inclining to brick- red ; it is apparently much the same 

 as that of Muttack. The low spots were uncommon. We saw only 

 two paths diverging from ours ; one of these led to Bone, which is 

 about two miles from our path, in a south direction, and at no 

 great distance from the Namtuseek. 



