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Passed Esthaiya, a small village on the right bank, at 6 a. m. Adelia 

 neriefolia continues common in some places. 



Dhebalar, Meemgoon, two villages nearly opposite, neither of these 

 villages large. Ficus and Bombax are common ; no Euphorbia was 

 observed. 



We are now evidently getting within the influence of the Monsoon, 

 as the vegetation is more green. 



Passed Mellun, a village on the right bank. The hills on either side 

 of the river are higher and better wooded than before observed, and 

 the river itself is not more than 350 yards broad. 



Observed gold washers below Meegyoung-yea, where they find 

 gold, silver, and rubies by washing the sands. Here Bombax is very 

 common on the right bank. 



Passed Thembounwa, a village on the left bank. The country pre- 

 sents the same ridges of singular hills formed of veins of slaty, tabular, 

 brown rock, this is very conspicuous at Thembounwa. The hills on 

 the left bank above Meeaday are very barren ; the banks rocky. 



Halted at Khayoo, just above Meeaday, at 7 p. m. 



June 4th. — Passed Teiyet myoo, a village on the right bank, which 

 seems to have some cotton trade ; the houses along the bank are 

 wretched in appearance. Meeaday was passed during a squall, I was 

 thus prevented from making any observation on it. Teiyet is the 

 largest place I have seen. The country we are now passing is very 

 slightly undulated, soil light and sandy. Fine tamarind trees occur, 

 •also Terminalia. In addition to the usual plants a Lagerstrsemia 

 occurs, which attains the size of a middling tree, and a frutescent 

 Hypericum, Aristolochia, and Hedyotis occur. Strong south wind 

 prevails so that we can make no progress whatever, I therefore went . 

 into the jungle and found Stravadium, a fine Bignonia foliis pinnatis, 

 floribus maximis, fere spitham. infundibulif. subbilabiat. lacinus 

 crispatis : one or two Acanthaceae, two Graminese, two Vandellise, 

 Bonnaya, Herpestes, Monniera, Rumex, Dentella, three or four Cy- 

 peracese, Ammannia, Crotalaria on sand banks, Triga in woods and 

 Bauhinia, Dioscoria, a pretty herbaceous perennial Ardisia, etc. We 

 have not made two miles since breakfasting at Teiyet, about four 

 hours ago. Convolvulus pileatus and dwarf bamboo are common on 

 the low hills. The Lagerstrseinia has petals none, or minute 

 squamiform. 



Reached Caman Myoo, a village on the right bank, at 7 p. m. 

 June 5th. — Many boats are here, owing to there being an excellent 



