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petiolis colorat., Celastrinea Euryifolia, Tetranthera another species 

 without leaves. In the more moist places a small Urticese, Lonicera 

 as before, on the exposed side stunted Q. elicifolia, Dipsacus, Gnaphalia, 

 Vaccinium cyaneum, and Graminese, Hemiphragma, Potentilla, Cam. 

 panula, Tussilaginoides. Long- tailed grey monkeys. 



The ridge we crossed, runs up into a bleak ridge on which are 

 houses, and which cannot be under 9,500 feet high, about the 

 descent through the wood, which did not extend many hundred yards. 

 I noticed Galium, Valeriana, Crawfurdia fasciculata, Sphaeropteris 

 Betula corylifolia, Hypericum, Spiraea gillenioides, Rubus cordifolius, 

 Senecio scandens, Juncus effusoideus, in wet places, Rhododendron 

 majus, coming into flower, (flower white) Cerastium bacciferura, 

 arborea, canescens, Cissus, Rubus moluccanus, Elasagnus, Rubus 

 potentillifolia, Plantago, Ligustrum, Berberis pinnata and asiatica, 

 which last is generally covered with lichens. 



Xanthoxylum, Lilium giganteum ! Polytrichium fuscescens, Trichos- 

 tomum anielangioides, Pohlia, on walls and rocks, Adoxa ! in wet 

 places under banks, with a fleshy Urticea : about this was observed 

 the brick- red and black bird.* 



Along the naked ridge and on the downs, which had a most 

 wintery appearance, and where it was bitterly cold, the Lycopodium of 

 Surureem was found, also Vaccinum cyaneum, Gnaphalium, Pteris 

 aquelina stunted, Hypericum of Moflong, Swertia stunted, Hemi- 

 phragma. 



The denned woods are formed of oaks and stray Abies pendulifolia, 

 Panax rhododendrifolia, Berberis asiatica, and B. pinnata. 



Mespilus microphyllus, Rhododendron minus, and R. arborea, (Eu- 

 phorbia, and Juncus on the swards.) Eurya, Gaultheria arborea, 

 Stauntonia. From this ridge a village near Benka is visible, as well 

 as a large stream, the Goomrea, and several villages. The one we 

 now inhabit, being the best looking and occupying a deep valley, is 

 surrounded with much terrace cultivation. 



Descending still farther we left the downs, first coming into the 

 scraggy woods of Oaks, Rhododendron, Quercus, chiefly Q. robur. 



About here we met abundance of people going to Hazoo from 

 Kampo ; they were accompanied with asses chiefly carrying burdens 

 of one maund weight ; few goats ; one yak was seen of a black 

 colour ; a low compact animal, much resembling, except in the 

 absence of a hump, the bison : it was not a handsome specimen. We 

 * Centropus nigrorufus. 



