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place of anchorage in still water, protected by an Island, but there 

 are not many houses in the village. 



Below, the river again becomes confined between hills, but above 

 this it expands. These hills are rather bare : no Euphorbia exists, and 

 the whole vegetation is changed. 



Now passing hills, chiefly covered with bamboos. Bignonia crispa 

 occurs, and a Scilloid plant out of flower is common. Aroideum, 

 similar to that of Catha, is common, a new species is likewise found, 

 but it is a Roxburghia, and rare. 



Stravadium has very minute stipules, the habit and gemmation 

 is that of Ternstraemiaceae, and it perhaps connects this order with 

 Myrtaceae ; Punica from this is certainly distinct, owing praeter alia to 

 its valvate calyx. Soneratia belongs I suspect to Lythrarieae, con- 

 necting it with Myrtaceae. 



The Roxburghia above alluded to, is a distinct genus. 



Planta quam juniorem tantum vidi vix spithamsea. Radices plurimse 

 filiformes, cortice crassa, tenacissima obfibras foliiformas ad vaginam 

 redacta, superiora petiolique purpureo-brunnei, vernatione involutiva, 

 flores solitarii in axillis foliorum et vaginarum, albi cameo tincti. 

 Pedicellis subtereti apice, articulatis, monoicis. 



Perianth sub-companulat, 4-sepalum, sepalis lanceolato-oblongis 

 a medio reflexis, estivat imbricat. 



Stam. 4. sepalis alterna, filam subanth. magna, subsagittat, con- 

 nectivo raagno supra in apiculum longum product, et inter loculos 

 in carinam (carneam) purpuream, loculi angustissimi, viridis.alabastrus 

 lutescens. Pollen viridescens. Faemin flos, infimus, unum tantum vidi 

 sepala longiora herbacea, stam. 0. 



Ovarium compressum, fol. carpell 3» stylus conicus, ovar viridis, 

 stigma sub-simplex. 



Char. gen. Flores monoici Per. 4, sepalum, stam. 4. 



Arrived at Prome on the left bank, the stockade seemed to be out of 

 repair : the water front of the stockade is about 800 yards in length : 

 it extends about 200 yards back from the river, and beyond the hill 

 on which are pagodas : opposite the pagodas it is of brick, and beyond 

 this a long line of houses or huts extends ; there is no appearance of 

 improvement going on. The hills on the opposite side present the 

 same features, trees just commencing to leaf ; every thing indicates a 

 temporary sterility caused by the long hot season. Above this place 

 we passed a village extending 500 yards along the river. Cocoa trees 

 thrive well here, and are not uncommon. Borassus continues. 



