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only between the patches of jungle among grass. I should have 

 mentioned, that throughout the first portion of the plains traversed, a 

 dioceous dwarf Phcenix was not rare, as well as an Herpestes. A 

 beautiful Rose occurs on the banks of nullahs, and at Camein, on 

 the Mogaung river: it has large white flowers, involucrate ; smell 

 sweet like that of a Jonquil, 



The general direction of the march was S. S. E. Distance fourteen 

 miles. 



Camein consists of two stockaded villages : the smaller one 

 being situated on a small hill on the Endaw Kioung, which comes 

 from near the serpentine mines, and falls into the Mogaung river 

 here ; this has about twelve houses : the one below about twenty, the 

 inhabitants are Shans chiefly, and appear numerous and healthy. 

 Assamese slaves are not uncommon. 



Observed the large blue Kingfisher of the Tenasserim coast, Alcedo 

 sinensis. 



The day's Botany was very interesting, more so than that of any 

 other days, excepting two on the higher ranges of the Naga hills. 

 The Crucifera is highly interesting. In the wood-s Alstonia and 

 Elephantopus ; Salvinia is common in marshes. 



April 2nd. — Left at 10 a.m., proceeding over the low hill to the 

 W. of low r er Camein ; our course continued traversing low ranges 

 and small intermediate plains, which we skirted. At noon we 

 reached the Tsee Een nullah, where we found a large party of Shan 

 Chinese, returning from the mines ; they had but few Ponies, and 

 still fewer Mules. Their dress, appearance, habits, etc. are those of 

 the lower orders of Chinese. After leaving this our course con- 

 tinued over similar country, until we reached the Endaw Kioung 

 at 3 p.m., which we crossed, halting on its left bank ; it is a stream 

 of much strength and a broad bed, but shallow. We saw some 

 cultivation on low hills to the W. N. W., and could distinguish two 

 or three houses ; it is a small village inhabited by Meereps. 



The vegetation of the valleys or plains continues the same, but in 

 addition to the Rottboelleoidea minor, is a curious Andropogon, and on 

 the skirts of the hills a large Anthistiria ; some of the finest specimens 

 of teak also occurred. Bamboo in abundance ; otherwise the trees 

 are, with a few exceptions, completely changed. A fine arborescent 

 Wendlandia, Bignonia indica ? fructibus siliquo-formibus spiraliter 

 tortis, arborea, Kydia, Eurya arborea, and many other fine trees 

 occurred, but these I leave until my return. On one plain I noticed 



