LENG-LONG. 



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Along its bed, Sedum of Phoollong, Eugenia, Achyranthis, Ingoides 

 arborea, Aspidium polypodioides, Briedleia obovata; Desmodiura of 

 Nulka ! Arundo, Buddlsea neemdoides, Jasminum of Benka, Compo- 

 sita, involucri squamis ciliatis. Rice fields, in these Gnaphalium 

 aureum, Phleoides of Tassangsee, but in full flower, Lysimachia majus, 

 rugosus, Oxalis comiculata, Hieracioid, Composita, Lactucoid purpu- 

 reseus, Ammannia, Bidens alba, Drymaria. 



Then along the wooded banks, Wendlandia, Pomacea ? Mimosa 

 arborea, Camunium, Butea suffruticosa, Pterospermum of Bhamree, 

 Luculia, Ulmus, as before, Pinus longifolia, Rottlera, Melica latifolia, 

 young plants of Q. robur on rocks, along with it Goodyera articulata, 

 Urticoid rhombifolia, carnosa ; on rocks up Khoomun, Orthotrichum 

 corcalypta. At the bridge over this, a Myrtaceous tree and the 

 Simool occur. The plants occur during the ascent, as in the des- 

 cent. Water-wagtails, blackbirds, tomtits, were observed, as also 

 white-pated and white-rumped water-chats. 



February \9th. — Ling-Ling or Lengloon. 



February 20th. — To-day we visited the Soobah, who is a young 

 man, certainly not more than twenty years old, with a good humoured 

 countenance. The meeting was cordial but unattended with any state, 

 and judging from appearances only, this Soobah is inferior to the 

 others we have seen, and especially to him of Tassgong. No armed 

 men were present, and the whole bystanders scarcely amounted to 100. 

 It was agreed that we remain here until the baggage, now in the rear, 

 arrives. Tonsa is, we hear, only four or five days journey from this. 



The meeting took place in an open plot of ground below the Soo- 

 bah's house and on the skirts of the village, the ground was matted 

 and a space enclosed with mats : we sat in the open air ; the Soobah 

 under a silken canopy. Altogether he seemed a person of no pre- 

 tensions, crowds, speaking comparatively, of priests attended as usual, 

 they were the slickest looking of the whole, and the greatest beggars. 

 A hideous party of nachnees were in attendance, and ready to per- 

 form any more pleasing duties they might be required; they were 

 however so ugly, that not much self-denial was required in declining 

 their offers. They were dressed in red, with abundance of cumbrous 

 silver ornaments, and dirty leggings ; one was additionally ornamented 

 with incepient goitre. 



Sugarcane (but stunted), almonds, or peach, oranges, castor-oil, 

 datura, pear, simool, may be found here. Oranges are poor 

 enough, the pear no better. Pinus longifolia, Cupressus pendula, 



