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glandifolia ! Populus oblonga, Sassafras, on the ascent to the temple, 

 Populus of very large size, and the above trees. Fraxinus floribunda, 

 Osmundia in profusion, Aristolochia tetrarima, Scabiosa, of Bulphai, 

 Prunella, Fragaria vesca, Duchesnum, Sarcococea, Elseagnus fra- 

 grans, Galium of Panga cascade, Corydalis, which continues to Chuka, 

 but is scarce below 5,000 feet, Deutzia, Lilium giganteum, Uvularia 

 very common, Primula Stuartii, Woodwardia (scarce), Pythonium 

 pallidium, Campanula cana, Panax herbacieae 2 species, Rhododendron 

 agaleoides of ridge above Chupcha, Buddlsea cana, Ranunculus of 

 Taseeling, Benthamia, Anemona ranunculacea, Buxus, Delphinum 

 sp. ? common, Gaultheria nummularifolia, Jasminum lutium, Cona- 

 ria. This ascent was about 500 feet. Long- tailed pie seen here, 

 red-billed shrikelet, first met with towards Tumashoo, common now 

 as far down as 4,500 feet. 



On passing the temple, or rather before coming to it, we changed 

 the vegetation which became of the ordinary dry character. Woods 

 of Q. ferruginea mixed with Pinus pendula, Benthamia, Pteris aquilina, 

 Viburnum cserulescens, Conaria, Polygonum of Teemboo, Rhododen- 

 dron minus, Gaultheria arborea. 



The remainder of the march consisted of a series of winding round 

 spurs : at about an average elevation of 6,000 feet found a Pythonium 

 foliis pedalis, spad. apice filiformo recurvo, vel erecto, spathe viridi, 

 Didymocarpea odora contuso terebinthaceo, Solanum nigrum, Suc- 

 culent urticese, Scabiosa of Bulphai, Gnaphalium, Polygonum globife- 

 rum, Scirpus eriophorus, Hippocratia angulata, Mitella, in damp spots, 

 Cycnium, but rare, Sarcococea, Impatiens two species, one at 6,500 

 feet, with a creeping plant, foliis ranunculaceis floribus solitariis 

 hypocrateriform albis. No Buxus or Delphinum was observed, in any 

 other glens than the first crossed. Alnus became common soon, the 

 pines disappeared, Osmundia common, Primula rotundifolia, Paris 

 polyphylla, Bletia as of Churra at Punukha, Sphseropteris. 



In some places Rhododendron minus common, and with it Quercus 

 ferruginea, Rubia hirsuta, not uncommon throughout as far as 

 15,000 feet, Thalictroides majus, Houttuynia, Betula. 



In glades, Smilax gaultherifolia, in a wood round the marsh a 

 Pomaceous tree : on the march, Swertia, Peloria, Carex stricta, and of 

 Chupcha, Spiranthes rubriflora, Berberis pinnata, Saxifraga of Bul- 

 phai occur here. 



Still further on, the forest assumed the appearance of those to- 

 wards Khegumpa. Q. robur, recommences, cedars straggle down ; 



