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HOOKHOOM VALLKY. 



The features of the country and its productions are much the 

 same as those of Upper Assam, indeed strikingly so. During the % 

 earlier part of our march we observed a fine Shorea in abundance ; 

 it had a noble straight stem, but the leaves were too small for Saul. 

 The only new plants I found were Styrax floribus odoris, ligno albo 

 close grained, arbor mediocris a Bseobotrys, two Goodyerse, a Lauri- 

 nea, Sparganium ! Tabernsemontana fructibus magnis, edulibus, fol. 

 obovatis, and a species of Shorea. 



I noticed the following plants in the following order from Nam- 

 tuseek : Dicksonia, Areca, Calamus, Bambusa, spiculis pubescentibus, 

 deformatis, a species of Phrynium, Pladera justicioides, Chrysobaphus 

 Roxburghii, Phyllanthus, Embilica, a species of Wendlandia common 

 in places that appeared to have been formerly cleared ; Gnetum lepi- 

 dotum, Celastrinea foliis Leguminosarum, Bombax (inerme) Saccharum 

 Megala, Imperata cylindica, Anthistiria arundinacea, Ingge sp., Sau- 

 raujse sp. Entada, Gleichenia, Hermannia, Blechnum orientale, Bseo- 

 botrys, Meniscium 3-phyllum, Sonerila, Acanthus leucostachys, Di- 

 plazium of Kujoo, Podomolee, Saccharum foliis apice spiraliter tortis, 

 Osbeckia, Rottlera, Lygodium, Rubus moluccanus, Centotheca, Zi- 

 zania ciliaris, Viola asamica, Potamogeton nutans, foliis linearibus, 

 Limnophila, Pontederia dilatata, Lobelia Zeylanica, Hypericum ve- 

 nustum. Panax foliis supra decompositis spinosis, Callicarpse 2 

 spec, Duchesnea indica, Combretum, Melica latifolia, Magus rugosus, 

 Vandellia peduncularis, Villarsia pumila, Artocarpus integrifolius, 

 Piper, Lagerstrsemia grandiflora, Roxb. Dillenia speciosa, Spatho- 

 dea. All these exist in Assam. 



The birds are the same. As for instance, common Maina, Doves, 

 the Picus of low swampy places, and the Lark of the plains of Assam. 

 Squirrel, ventre ferrugineo. Black Pheasant, Phasianus leucome- 

 lanus, Laurinese, Acanthacea?, Rubiaceee and Filices, are common in 

 the jungles. 



The Putars are clothed with the same grasses as in Assam. Im- 

 perata cylindrica, Anthistiria arundinacea, Megala in low places with 

 Alpinea Allughas, in those lately under cultivation, the Campanula 

 of the B. pooter occurs, together with Hypericum, Gnaphalium, Poa 

 and Carex. 



From the frequent occurrence of these Putars, I should say that 

 the capabilities of the country, at least the latter half of our march, 

 improves as far as regards halee cultivation. 



