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I can say nothing as to the peculiar features of the vegetation, 

 in the woods towards Kuwa Boom. I gathered three Aurantiaceae ; 

 the Olacinea of yesterday is common, a large arborescent Artocarpus 

 fructibus oblongis sub-informibus, sub-acidulis, f uncialibus ; Teak 

 rarely ; Tonabea, noble specimens occur ; on the Kuwa Boom, a 

 large Gordonia arborea, two arborescent Myrtacea, large Mangoes, 

 Bamboo, a Morinda; Magnoliaecea occurs on its western face, as 

 well as the Conifera toxoidea before gathered- Dicksonia and Pla- 

 dera justicioidea both occur. Dianella nemorosa, etc. The Serpen- 

 tine is carried from Keoukseik in boats down the Endaw Kioung, 

 thence to Camein, and from whence it goes to Mogam, which is 

 probably the principal mart. Calamus spioris petiolorum uncialibus 

 verticillatis occurs in abundance in all the damp jungle. 



We returned in the afternoon to our halting place of yesterday, 

 from which the mines are distant ten miles, four of which occur 

 from the side of Kuwa Boom to the West. The Endaw Gyee 

 is situated on a plain, but it is enclosed by hills on every side except 

 the S. E. Those to the south are very high. 



April 6th. — Returned, diverging from the path to the village 

 Keoukseik. Noticed Leriodendron, ^Esculus, Achyranthis aspera, 

 Vallaris solanacea, etc. 



The village is situated to the S. of the road to the mines ; it is close 

 to the Nam Theen, and on a small elevation ; it is stockaded. The 

 number of houses is about sixteen ; of inhabitants, including children, 

 120 : all the houses, except two, being small. The merchants, etc. 

 empoyed about the mines, halt on the Nam Theen, which is up to 

 this point navigable for small boats. 



Thermometer 66. 6-y a.m. Temp, of boiling water 210. 



April 8th. — Reached Camein at noon : halted on the 7th at our 

 former hut on the Endaw Kioung. The additional plants noticed 

 are Duchesnia indica, common in wet places ; a Bamboo, paniculis 

 (culmis) nutantibus aphyllis, amplus. Pandanus ; Curculigo pumila, 

 floribus sub-solitarius ante folia, 6 vel. 4 partitis ; a Careya, Dillenia, 

 arborea floribus numerosis parvis luteis. 



^Eschynomena, Anthistiria arundinacea, Composita arborea, 40- 

 50 pedalis. Another species of Anthistiria, common on the margins 

 of hills during the march. Fir trees are reported to exist on Lioe 

 Peik, which bears South from Kioukseik. Volcanic hills reported 

 to exist near the Endaw Gyee, but no salt rock occurs. This 

 mineral is said to be found three days' march from Kioukseik on 



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