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nullah at either end of the village presents many trees on its banks, 

 particularly a very large and handsome Myrtacea, Hemarthria com- 

 pressa. Stravadium racemis longe pendulis. 



We were compelled to put into Mala on the right bank, about 

 a mile above Tsengoo, by a severe storm from the north-west. 

 This village consists of about forty houses, many pagodas, and has a 

 good many potteries, and some fine trees. It is at the entrance of 

 the Kioukdweng. Observed Jatropha Curcas, and Vitex negrendo. 

 In the evening we proceeded to Tsenbou. 



May \4ih. — Left Tsenbou, and breakfasted at Nbat Kiown-wa. 

 Just above this are several villages, two of which number nearly 

 seventy houses each. This is the most populous part I have seen. 

 To the east of this are the Ruby mines in the Shan hills ; and to 

 the south-east low hills from which the marble is procured, from 

 which they make the idols. The river features continue the same ; 

 namely, low hills close to the right bank, and more distant as well as 

 higher ones on the left. On the Shan hills to the east, teak forests 

 occur ; on those to the west, tea also grows. In Polong tea districts 

 also occur ; but the tea is very coarse, and said not to be drinkable. 

 Hemarthria, and Hoy a viridiflora were found. 



Here I found Solanum, Tribulus, a Mimosa, lime trees, Carissa, 

 Mimusops, Stemodia ruderalis now appear. The most interesting 

 is a small diffuse Caryoplylleous-looking plant, with white Cam- 

 panulate flowers ; it is probably a Frankeniacea. On the pagodas 

 an Aristella grows. Certain features prevail in the vegetation similar 

 to those of the Coromandel coast. Fig trees often surrounded at 

 base with brick-work ; this never lasts long, the roots tearing up the 

 masonry in every direction. 



The exit from this 3rd Kioukdweng is very pretty. Tsengru with 

 its numerous white pagodas ; the noble river expanded into a broad 

 bay ; the Eastern hills are very beautiful, and the Marble hills 

 which form a back ground to Tsenbou are no less so. The banks 

 towards th^ exit from the defile are sloping, often covered with 

 grass. The Palmyra trees and Fig trees have a very pleasing effect. 

 At Kiougyoung there is a large brick fort, built by Alompras. 

 The village contains about 1 50 houses : no large village is passed 

 between this and Kubuct. 



Halted above Sheemnaga to look at Gaudama's foot, a piece of 

 workmanship contained in a pagoda ; it is a very large foot, with a 

 central circular impression. This is about a mile below Endawka. 



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