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FROM HOOKHOOM TO AVA. 



a Cycas, caudice simplici vel dichotomo, and the Phoenix of yester- 

 day. In the Endaw Kioung two species of Potamogeton, Azolla, 

 and Pistia, Villarsia and Ceratophyllum occur. 



April 3rd. — 5} a.m. Therm. 55. Water boiled at 210. Elevation 

 1064 feet. 



Continued our journey over similar country, marching from 

 half-past 5 to 1 p.m., including an hour's halt. Distance fifteen 

 miles : general direction S. S. W. Passed many streamlets, and 

 continued for some time close to the Endaw, which is still a largish 

 river, apparently deep, with a sluggish stream. The plains continue, 

 but of much narrower diameter. Met many Shan Chinese and two 

 parties of Mogaung people returning from the mines. 



The most interesting plants of to-day are a Santalacea, a climbing 

 species, racemis subpendulis, of Citrus — Citrus scandens, Cardiopteris 

 of which I found old fruit alone, a new Roydsia, R. parviflora mihi. 



The vegetation of the plains continues unchanged, a Dillenia 

 with small yellow flowers is common on their skirts, Bignonia cor- 

 data occurs as a large tree ; no one has seen teak. There is something 

 peculiar in the appearance of the trees of the plains, especially of the 

 Nauclea ; they look scraggy. I picked up the flowers of an arbores- 

 cent Hibiscus, and the fruit of Lagertrsemia grandiflora. 



Halted on an old rice khet, near a pool of tolerably clear water. 



Bignonia cordata has sweet smelling flowers, lab. medio labii infe- 

 rioris bicristato. Is it not rather a Viticea, owing to the absence 

 of the 5th stamen ? Phlebochiton, Sambucus, Butomus pygmaeus. 

 Many portions of the hills are covered with plantains in immense 

 numbers, (not Musa glauca). On hills bounding to the south, one or 

 two spots of cultivation belonging to a village in the interior occur. 

 The Shans wear curious sandals made of a sort of hemp, at least 

 those who do not wear the usual Chinese shoes. 4th. — 5 J a.m. 

 Temperature 55 J- . Water boiled at 210. Elevation as before. 



April 4th. — Continued our course through exactly the same kind of 

 country, the plains becoming much narrower. Reached the path 

 leading to Keouk Seik after five hours' marching, and up to this 

 our course was nearly the same with that of yesterday, between W. 

 S. W. and S. W. We did not see the village ; several (seven or 

 eight) houses are visible on the hill, which here extends north and 

 south, and along which runs a nullah, the Kam Theem. 



From this place our course continued almost entirely over low 

 hills not exceeding 800 feet above us, until we halted on the margin 



