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with vegetation much the same. A tall Carduaceous tree with pink 

 flowers was found in the swampy bottoms of the valleys. About 

 Syung, a seneciois tree foliis angustissimus. It is about this place 

 that the sides of the ravines become clothed with forest, and from this 

 northward, Pines increase in abundance. Anthistiria speculis villosis- 

 simis continues here and there ; a good deal of cultivation passed on 

 the road, especially under Syung to the south, where there is a large 

 valley. The chief cultivation appears to be Coix, Glycine, and some 

 rice, but the produce seemed very small. At the foot of Syung on 

 the north side, large tufts of Juncus occur, and on the first ascent 

 another species of Valeriana foliis radicalibus reniformi cordatus occurs. 

 Urena lobale was noticed as high as 5,300 feet. Between Syung and 

 Myrung, especially about Nungbree, Parnassia recurs, with another 

 species of Epilobium, Xyris, Juncus, the Senecionece, etc. ; a new 

 Impatiens occurs towards Myrung. Generally speaking, the plants 

 are much the same as those about Monong ; but several new Com- 

 positse occur. 



The road leaves Nungbree to the right, leaving the most interesting 

 parts of the march behind. Altogether not more than 20 additional 

 plants occurred in a journey of 6 hours. Many parts are wet and 

 marshy, and there is an absence of all tree vegetation, until one 

 reaches Syung. This makes the first part of the way somewhat 

 tedious. At Syung an Elaeagnus occurs ; Colquhounia as usual in 

 hedges ; Styrax occurs at foot of the hill the altitude of which is 5,000 

 feet. 



An anemone is common on road sides, especially on this side of 

 Syung ; a new Potentilla occurs ; and the only Boragineous plant 

 hitherto seen by me on these hills, a Cynoglossum closely allied to 

 C. cunescens. The altitude of Syung is 5,594 feet. The temperature 

 being 70°, and water boiling at 202°. Myrung 6 p. m. Thermometer 

 65°. 



October l\th. — Myrung 7 a. m. temp. 63° Fahr. ; noon 67° ; 6p.m. 

 temp. 65° ; 9 temp. p. m. 621°. Weather unsettled, showery, and 

 very cloudy, a very fine view is had of Bootan and the Himalayas 

 from this place, particularly about 7 a.m. when the atmosphere is 

 clear, the Durrung peaks being most magnificent. The vegetation 

 of the hills about here is much the same as about Monong. The 

 woods are fine, composed chiefly of oaks ; a Magnolia, which is a very 

 large tree, likewise occurs together with Gordonia, an occasional 

 Pinus, Myrica integrifolia. The most curious tree is one which with 



