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seen, or at least, a palm tree, in ravines as high as 4,000 feet ; Daucus 

 appears at 4,300 feet in grassy plains ; Prunella at about the same, 

 Gerardia at 4,500 feet; Gaultheria and an Impatiens with very- 

 small yellow flowers at 4,800 feet, as well as Othonna. 



With the exception of these, the vegetation is much the same as that 

 about Churra : but the Balsams of that place disappear almost towards 

 Surureem, as well as the Tradescantia 7-clavata. Plants which are 

 not in flower about Churra, are found towards Surureem in perfection. 



After the first considerable ascent is surmounted, and which is 

 probably 4,750 feet, the country becomes more barren, the grass more 

 scanty and less luxuriant. Spathoglottis, and Anthogonium dis- 

 appear ; Xyris continues in abundance, likewise Eriocaulons, especi- 

 ally the middling-sized one ; Bucklandia becomes more common and 

 more developed ; a frutescent Salix commences at 4,800 feet, as well 

 as a Gramen Avenaceum vel Bromoideum. 



Surureem is a small village, 100 feet above the rude bungalow, 

 provided for the few travellers who pass this way ; close to it is to 

 be found Zanthoxylum and Hemiphragma, which last commences at 

 Moosmai. The simple leaved Rubus of Churra, petalis minutis car- 

 neis, has ceased ; a trifoliate one foliis cordato-rotundatis, existing 

 instead. Most of the grasses continue, but all are comparatively of 

 small stature. Two new Andropogonoids make their appearance ; 

 of Compositae, a Tussilaginoid and a stout Senecionidea, the former 

 not uncommon about Churra, but out of flower. Salomonia ceased. 



The height of Surureem I calculate at 4,978 feet; temperature 

 65° Fahr. ; of centigrade 19° ; water boiled at 95|° of centigrade ; 203° 

 Fahr., wooden scale; 203£° large metal; small ditto 195J°!; Tem- 

 perature of the air at 6 p. m., 63°. 



October 6th.— Temperature 6 a. m., 63 J°. Left for Moflong. There 

 is a considerable rise at first, then the country is tolerably level until 

 one reaches the Kala Panee, the descent to this is about 7 or 800 

 feet, thence the rise is great, with a corresponding descent to the Bo- 

 ga Panee, which I estimate at 4,457 feet, and which is certainly 1,000 

 feet below the highest ground passed on this side of the Kala Panee. 

 After crossing this torrent, by means of a miserably unsteady wooden 

 bridge, the ascent is very steep for about 1,200 feet, thence there is 

 a small descent to Moflong, which I find to be 5,485 feet. Most 

 of the plants continue. Tradescantia and Commelina become much 

 less common towards the Kala Panee, as well as the Impatiens of 

 Churra, but their place is supplied by others. Along 100 yards of the 



