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At 7,200 feet, Q. tomentosa ! the others have ceased, Gaultheria 

 fruticosa, Rhododendron arborea, minus and argentea, in fine flower, 

 Eurya secuminata, Smilax, Gaultherifolia, Thibaudia caudata, Q. robur, 

 Gleichenia major, Salix as before, Artemisia major, Rumex, Valeriana 

 violifola, Rosa, Berberis asiatica, Ervicia crucifera, Thlaspi, Callitriche, 

 Calamus. 



The curious features are, the absence of Thibaudia obovata on the 

 descent, and of Mespilus microphyllus, the substitution of Thibaudia 

 orbicularis, and its low descent, the abundance of Taxus, size of the 

 cedar and Q. ilecifolia, the re-appearance at same elevation of Mag- 

 nolia grandiflora, occurrence of Rubia cordifolia, at such an elevation, 

 etc. 



Rydang is prettily situated towards the bottom of a rather narrow 

 valley. There is a good deal of barley cultivation about it. I also 

 noticed Cycnium, Celopecurus, Acorus Calamus, Corydalis ! Fra- 

 garia, Cardamina, Rosa, Berberis, Ilex, Plantago, Rumex, Viola, 

 Artemisia major, Daphne papyracese, Gentiana pygmaea of Khegumpa, 

 Houttuynia ! Pomacea, Callitriche, Dipsacus, Berberis pinnata, Elseag- 

 nus, Q. robur, ilecifolia. Of birds the long-tailed pie ! is common. 

 Berberis asiatica, Viburnum, Caneun, apple, Quercus microcarpus, 

 Orthodon, Pteris aquilina, Ophiopogon, Angustis, Valeriana violifolia, 

 Urtica urentium, Stellaria media, Eurya acuminata, Betula. 



March 27th. — Our march commenced with a steep descent to the 

 Gnee, a river of average size. We then continued descending along 

 it for sometime, crossing it once on our way : we then diverged up 

 a small nullah, and then commenced a very steep ascent, of about 

 2,000 feet. After attaining this, we proceeded through woods, or 

 over sward at about the same elevation, still continuing along the 

 Gnee. We subsequently commenced to descend at first through fine 

 oak woods, then over barren naked hills. We reached Santagoung, 

 about three and a half miles distance in a direct line, but fourteen 

 miles by the road, highest point traversed 8,000 feet ; lowest reached 

 6,000. 



During first part of descent, noticed one or two straggling cedars 

 and Taxus, Primula Stuartii, the woods were formed by Quercus robur, 

 tomentosa, Gaultheria arborea, Rhododendron minus, Scabiosa re- 

 appears, Clematis nova species, Sambucus, Rubus cresius, Composita 

 pendulifolia, etc. as at Rydang. 



Along the Gnee, the beech became plentiful, as also two Viburnums, 

 both trees, together with the Cupulifera of Tongsa was here common 



