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Saturday, 23rd. — Commenced the ascent, from Terya Ghat. Up 

 to which point the country is perfectly flat low and wet, covered for a 

 great part with gigantic Sacchara; among which partridges are com- 

 mon. Osbeckia nepalensis, Marlea begonifolia, Gouania, Bignonia 

 Indica, a Panax, Byttneria, Hedysarum gyrans, Pueraia, Mimosa 

 stipulacea, a very large Rottboellia, Bauhenise 2, Bombax, Tetran- 

 thera arborea, Grewia sepiaria may all be observed. On the Terya 

 river among stones, and where it is a pure mountain stream Eugenia 

 salicifolia, as in the Upper Kioukdweng, between Terya and the foot 

 of the hills occurs ; Alstonia, Ophioxylon, Trophis aspera, Urtica 

 naucleiflora, Varecse sp. Impatiens in abundance, oranges in groves 

 occur ; at the foot Cryptophragmium venustum ; rather higher, Argos- 

 temma, and Neckera are common ; iEschynanthus fulgens, jack and 

 sooparee commonly cultivated. Then Oxalis sensitiva, a small tender 

 Lycopodium ; pine-apples, Pogonatherum crinitum ; Gordonia soon 

 commences, probably at 400 feet. Polytrichum abides appears on 

 banks with Gordonia ; Eurya commences above the first cascade. 

 Choripetalum, Modecca, Sonerila about two-thirds up to Mahadeb, 

 and Commelina, C. bengalensis, and Anatherum muricatum continue 

 to Mahadeb, as also Andropogon acicularis, the Impatiens, etc. No 

 change takes place, in fact the vegetation being all tropical. Up to 

 this place thick tree jungle continues ; the ridges sometimes are 

 covered with grass, either Saccharum, Anthistiria arundinacea or 

 Manisuris ; scarcely any oaks occur. Euonymus occurs at Mahadeb. 

 Beyond Mahadeb the scene becomes changed especially after sur- 

 mounting the first ridge, the face of the hills is covered with grasses, 

 interspersed with rocks ; the clumps of wooded vegetation being 

 small, irregular, and composed of barren looking stunted trees. 



Above this ridge the country puts on the appearance of a table land. 

 At Mahadeb, Staurogyne, Ruellia Neesiana, and Cryptophragmium are 

 common, a little above these is a species of Zalacca ; Impatiens brac- 

 teata is very common from near the foot to beyond Mahadeb ; but it 

 becomes small and disappears before Moosmai is reached. Cymbidi- 

 um bambusifolium commences 600 feet above Mahadeb. Linum . 

 trigynum commences at Mahadeb ; Scutellaria a little above, but I 

 have found this at the foot. 



Dianella is found 1,000 feet above Mahadeb, as also Camellia cau- 

 data; Plantago, and Eriocaulon 2 sp. appear about 500 feet above 

 Mahadeb ; and continue to Churra. Randia, the common one, is 

 found up to 4,000 feet. Cinchona gratissima appears at Moosmai. The 



