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This Bombax is apparently the same as that of Assam ; the river 

 here resembles the B. pootur about Chykwar. 



Halted at a small village about six miles above Donai-byoo near 

 Dollong. 



June 8th. — Donai-byoo, 7 a. m. This is a large place, on the right 

 bank, having a good many boats. 



Niown Sheedouk on the left bank, three miles below Donai-byoo, 

 is likewise a large place. 



Tides exist here, and their influence extends upwards as far as 

 Zulone, that is to say, the stream is much diminished during the flood. 

 Entered Rangoon river at 1 p. m. : it is here not more than 200 yards 

 broad. Nioungdoa is a middling sized village, situated about a mile 

 from the mouth or entrance, at which were observed plenty of boats. 

 The banks of the river are here grassy ; tall Saccharum and Arundo 

 occur, but not so large as those of Assam. The river a small way 

 below the mouth is not more than 100 yards wide. Bombax and 

 Ficus are the most common trees : Lagerstrsemea grandhiora forms 

 a little tree jungle : Butea likewise occurs. 



Passed Tsamaloukde, a small village on the right bank. 



June 9th. — Halted at 6 this morning at a small village on the 

 left bank. The features of the country now become paludosal. Acan- 

 thus ilicifolius, Cynometra acacisides, Cyperaceae, Soneralia acida, 

 Avicennia, Stravadium, Croton malvsefolium are very common, Creni 

 sp. Csesalpinia, and a leguminous tree, fructibus 1-spermis, drupaceis, 

 Webera, Premna, Gissi sp. potius Vitis, Clerodendri sp. Heritiera 

 fomes, Flagellaria indica, Hibisci species populnese afflnis, Arundo, 

 Ambrosinia 2 species. 



Country open, low, and quite flat, admirable for rice cultivation. 



Crinoid giganteum, Excsecaria, Agallocha, no Rhizophores, Ipomaea 

 floribus maximis, hypocrateriform, albis, foliis cordatis. Soneratia 

 apetala less common, but becomes more so as we approach Rangoon, 

 it is an elegant tree with pendulous branchlets. Heritiera is very com- 

 mon and conspicuous when in flower, it is then of a yellow brown 

 tint : Acrostichum aureum, Calamus, and Lomaria scandens occur.] 



