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are almost the only trees : the hills being barren, covered with coarse 

 grasses. 



February 23rd. — Marched to Tumashoo ; our march commenced 

 with a steep ascent, but which may be avoided by going through 

 the village, it commenced and continued throughout in the direction 

 of Linge, opposite to which place we found ourselves on our arrival, 

 but on the right bank of the river. The highest part reached, before 

 we descended to this village, was 6,350 feet, or about the height 

 of Linge. The march was nearly six miles, it was easy, the road 

 being throughout excellent and apparently more frequented than 

 any we had hitherto seen. Generally we moved along through open 

 Rhododendron woods, frequently very much stunted, at 6,000 feet. 

 These were intermixed with Quercus tomentosa. The only spot well 

 wooded, occurred in the ravines, giving exit to small streams. 



The first ascent from Leng-Leng, gave the same vegetation, scarcely 

 any trees being visible. Tradescantia clavijera of Churra on rocks, 

 Galium of Churra, Santalacea, Desmodium vestilum, Indigofera 

 canescens, Artemisia major and minor, Oxyspora, Luculia, Conaria, 

 Sambucus in wet places, Lobelia pyramidalis, Spiraea bella and 

 decomposita, Thalictrum majus, Gaultheria fruticosa, Woodwardia, 

 Saurauja hispida, Rhododendron minus, and lemon- grass, occurred in 

 the order of ascent. 



Turning hence along the ridge at the same elevation, Gaultheria 

 arborea, Quercus tomentosa, Rhododendron minus, Hedychium, Hol- 

 cus elegans, Leucas ciliata. In wet wooded spots Gaultheria duplexa, 

 Bucklandia, Viburnum cserulescens, Polyg. rheoides, Erythrina, Gor- 

 donia, Porana, Neuropeltis aromatica, Catharinea, Thibaudia myrti- 

 folia, in open massy woods of Rhododendron minus and Quercus 

 tomentosa, Rosa, Cnicus, Pyrus, Gleichenia major, Agrimonia occur- 

 red at the same elevations. 



From one spot seven villages were visible, on opposite bank of 

 Kooree and between Linge and the Khoomun. A few stunted P. 

 longifolia : one or two of Abies pendula, occurred 100 feet above the 

 highest point of the former : at 6,350 feet, woods of the deciduous Q. 

 robur, were observable. 



On the descent at 6,000 feet, Mimosa spinosa, Primula Stuartii, 

 Rhus, Juncus, and others, as before. 



We passed several villages, some containing twenty or thirty 

 houses, and on halting found ourselves towards the edge of the culti- 

 vated tract alluded to, as seen from Linge. 



