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JOURNEY TOWARDS ASSAM AND BOOTAN. 



October Sth. — Visited the fir wood, which is about three miles 

 to the eastward ; the road runs over the same downey ground. The 

 first plant that appears is a Boreal Euphorbia, allied to that previously 

 mentioned. A Sanguisorba of large stature occurs in low wet places. 

 Epilobum not uncommon. The Pines appear first straggling, and 

 they only form a wood in one place, and even there not of much ex- 

 tent ; none are of any size. Musci Lichens and fungi abound in the 

 wood, as also Circaea and Herminium ? 



Osbeckia Nipalensis, Hedychia 2, a small Goodyera, Tricyrtis 

 Hedera, Polygonum, Polypodium,Gaultheria, Viburnum, Thibaudiacea 

 fructibus gratis, subacidis. Eurya, Valeriana, Quercus, may likewise 

 be found. Salix occurs on the skirts in low places. The hills around 

 are clothed with grasses, among which is a large Airoidea ; in the 

 low vallies between these, intersected with small water-courses, three 

 species of Juncus, a curious Umbellifera fistulosa, and Mentha verti- 

 cillata, occur. Another Hypericum is likewise found in lately cleared 

 places. 



Some cultivation occurs about the place on the slopes of hills, 

 chiefly of a Digitaria, sown broad- cast, and tied up in bundles when 

 nearly ripe ; together with Glycine tuberosa, and Coix Lacryme. 



To the eastward the hills become more rocky, affording little 

 vegetation, the chief plant is an Othonnoidea ; another Herminioidea, 

 and a Habenariod, both out of flower, may be found, the former on 

 hills, the latter in low places ; a tall Campanula was among the new 

 plants, and an Umbellifera with curious foliage. 



The height of this ridge is 5,768 feet, the temperature being 74°, 

 and water boiling at 201|°. 



Took the elevation of Moflong bungalow. Temperature of the air 

 65° ; water boiled at 202 £° ; this gives 5,410 feet. 



There are several high rounded hills about this place, (one to the 

 south of the Boga Panee,) the generality of which are more elevated 

 than those on the northern side ; the most conspicuous is the hill near 

 Moleem, the north face of which is wooded, and which is at least 1,000 

 feet above Moflong. 



8 p. m. Temperature 58|°. 5 p. m. 65°. 



October 9th. — Rain as usual in the morning. Thermometer at 

 7 a. m., 58£°. 



October 10th. — A fine bracing cold morning, with the thermometer 

 at 53|°. 7 a. m. left for Myrung. The march to Syung is uninterest- 

 ing, passing over precisely the same country as that about Moflong, 



