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Noticed the Shorea, which is the Foung bein of the Burmese. 

 Some occurred of gigantic size. It is strange, but a considerable 

 change has occurred in the Flora since we left Hookhoom. Thus, 

 Jonesia and Peronema, Jack? or at least one of the involucrate 

 Vitices occurred, as well as a large Byttneria ? fructibus echinatissi- 

 mis. A climbing species of Strychnos, a Diospyros, a Sapindacea, 

 were the principal new plants. Dicksonia and Polypodium Walli- 

 chianum continue. 



Slackia of Cuttackboom has white infundibuliform bilabiate 

 flowers, tubo brevi, deorsum leniter curvato, lobo medio labii inferi- 

 oris reliquis minore, lab. super, intus biplicato, plicis sursum conver- 

 gentibus, stam. quinto valde rudimentario, antheris apice cohserenti- 

 bus. The new Cyrthandracea of yesterday is suigeneris, Ramondise 

 afnnis. Of this there are three species, two of which I have not seen 

 in flower. Calycis lacinise lineari-subulatae. Cor. rotata, subregularis 

 Stam. 4, subsessilia connectivis amplis, quinto minimo dentiformi. 

 Stylus declinatus, Stigma subsimplex, Capsula (per junior) siliquosa. 

 Herbse vel suffrutices, hispidse, habitu peculiari. Folia alterna ! vel 

 summa sparsa vel ob approximationem sub-opposita : intervenia 

 areolata, areolis piliferis, pilis basi bulbosis. Inflorescentia axil- 

 laris, cymosa, dichotoma. 



The Tankervellia (or Pharus ?) has sepala pet. conformia extus 

 alba, intus fusco-brunnea, labellum cucullatum, breve, calcaratum ; 

 intus inconspicue bilamellatum ; extus albidum margines versus 

 exceptis qua uti intus fusco-sanguineum, fauce saturatiore. . Colum- 

 ns albae clavale sursum subulata. Anthera fere immersa, Rostellum 

 integrum ut in omnibus glandula orbotis Pollinia 8. 5 a.m. — Tempe- 

 rature 62.210. 



March 30M. — Marched for about thirteen miles along the bed 

 of the river, and a more uninteresting march I never had. We 

 breakfasted about four miles from our halting place at the granary 

 of the Meewoon. The bed of the river continues wider, and more 

 sandy : the water being in general shallow. The only acquisitions 

 met with to-day are Grislea, an arborescent Capparidea, and a pretty 

 Grewia. Of birds, I noticed the Avocet, or curved-billed Plover, 

 the grey Kingfisher, the green Pigeon, and the snake-bird, Plutus 

 Levalliantia. The plants occupying the banks and the bed of the 

 river are the same, viz. Ehretia, Saccharum spontaneum, spirale ; 

 Kagara, Erythrina, Ficus, Gnaphalia, Podomolee, Bombax. Of fish, 

 Cyprinus falcata, and Nepoora mas, occur in this river. 



