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foliis subtus argenteis, Rhodod. gemmis viscosis. Berberis asiatica, 

 Hamamelidea ? Bambusa microphyllum, Philadelphus, Thibaudia orbi- 

 cularis, Mespilus microphyllus, Taxus or Abies Brunonis, Ilex dipyre- 

 na, occur. The sward shews small grasses, all past flower, Hemiphrag- 

 ma, Thymus, Dipsacus, Juncus niveus, Gnaphalia 2, 3, Potentilla. 



The fields have Crucifera Lamium and Verbascum, a late biennial 

 species, Caule simplici, Hemiphragma. 



The marshy spots abound with Juncus effusus, and shew also a 

 Primula out of flower, and a Xyris past flowering. 



Along the bed of the- river, Hippophae is the most common plant. 

 Lastly, a few trees occur of Q. ilecifolia, which assumes a very hand- 

 some character, looking much like a Conifera at some distance, one 

 group occurs near the village, and a solitary tree or two elsewhere. 

 The other woody vegetables are Rosa fructibus hispidis, Cycnium, 

 Pomacea arbuscula, and one or two other deciduous shrubs. The 

 willow tree is also common. 



March 1st. — Marched to Byagur, we were told that the march was 

 a short one, and that we should continue throughout along the 

 Bhoomlungtung river, which is called Tung-chiew. We did keep 

 along this for about two miles, when we struck off into the hills : 

 passing through a village, we continued rising for perhaps 1,000 feet, 

 when we descended to a small nullah. Leaving this we commenced 

 an ascent, and a very long one too, and continued to ascend until we 

 surmounted the ridge overlooking the river, on which Byagur or 

 Iugur is situated. To the place we descended, the march was fourteen 

 miles, direction westerly. Highest ground traversed about 9,500 

 feet high. Road throughout winding round and up hills, through 

 woods of Abies pendula : nothing of interest occurred. Magpies, 

 crows, chatterer feeding on pine cones, common in woods at 9,000 

 feet. Passed two or three villages, all containing ruined houses. 

 Direction we pursued v/as that of the Tung-chiew river, until we 

 reached the ridge guiding the Byagur river to it : their junction takes 

 place two or three miles below this place, Cycnium occurred on the 

 road in plenty, also Sarcococea. 



Horseshoe curlew, the same as we shot at Daimara, common in 

 the Tung-chiew, along which the chief shrubs are Hippophae and 

 Elaeagnus, particularly in the islets which are not uncommon in its 

 bed. The common water wagtail also occurs. 



I find that the root of the common Potentilla is used here, as about 

 Nunklow, as a substitute for sooparee, it is unpleasantly astringent, 



