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of their houses, in their clothing, in their language, and probably in 

 their religion, they are inferior to them in other points. Thus their 

 looms are perhaps really primitive, and of the most simple construc- 

 tion ; neither in their weapons of defence are they at all superior. 



On the 14th I ascended a peak to the eastward, and certainly 

 1,000 feet above the village : on the summit of this, where there were 

 the remains of an old clearing, I observed Pyrus, Acer, Rhus, Tetran- 

 theroe, three or four species, Bigonia species picta, Carex, Composita 

 arborea, Pteris aquilina, Kydia zyziphifolia, Saurauja, Eurya, Maesa 

 Panax, Artemisia, Hedyotis scandens, Callicarpa arborea, Camellia, 

 Cselogyne, Oberonia, Otochilus fuscescens, Ficus, Cinnamomum, 

 ^schynanthus, Pholidota, Cyrtandra, Piper, Citrus, Corysanthera, 

 Hypoxis, Tupistra, Bambusa. 



Sanicula appeared at 2,500 feet with Bartramea spectabilis, and a 

 small Ophiorhiza, Acer at 2,800 feet, as likewise Rhopala; at 2,000 

 feet, Costus and Abroma, Thunbergia grandhiora. 



January \9th. — I find that large quantities of Mungista or madder 

 are sent to the plains from this, where the plant is very common ; it is 

 exchanged for ill preserved salt-fish, one bundle of madder for one 

 fish. This fish is of an abominable odour, and probably tends 

 to increase the natural savour of the Booteas, which, considering their 

 total unacquaintance with soap, is sufficiently strong. 



P. tells me that the Kampo country is situated north of this, and 

 that it may be reached by a Kampo, in twenty- six days. 



The language of the people we are now among, is distinct from 

 that of Assam, as will be observed from the names given to the com- 

 mon grains cultivated in both countries, their principal grain is barley, 

 which is of a fine description ; very little cultivation being carried 

 on here, the people drawing all their supplies from the plains. The 

 following is a list of grains cultivated those marked* are Cerealea : — 



r Polygonum Fago- 



4 Cultivation in Upper Assam, Braime, < pyrum, grains very 



I large. 



Assam. 



Bootea. 

 Yungra, 

 Ditto, 

 Hnam, 



1* Lalkonee dhan, 

 2* Legaid ditto, 

 3 Boot, Tel, 



A Sesamum. 



5* Bhobosa, 

 6* Goomdam, 

 7 Gellei-ma, 



Khongpo, Eleusine sp. 

 Peihnam, Zea Mays. 

 Linjee, Phaseoli sp v 



