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BUKIAL-PLACES. 



Chap. III. 



ing fruit about the size and form of our common 

 hazel-nut. Large quantities of both kinds were 

 procured in the autumn of this year, sown in 

 Ward's cases, and sent on to India. Part were 

 sent to Government and part to the Agricultural 

 and Horticultural Society. They vegetated freely 

 during the voyage, and many hundreds of nice 

 healthy young plants reached India in the most 

 perfect condition. The chesnut may now be con- 

 sidered naturalized on the hills of India, and in a 

 few years will no doubt make its appearance in 

 the markets amongst other fruits. 



The " Yang-mae," a species of Myrica, was also 

 met with on these hill-sides, and some grafted 

 plants secured for India. These are now luxu- 

 riating in the north-west provinces. This fine 

 fruit will no doubt succeed admirably in the Hima- 

 laya, for already there is a variety — far inferior 

 indeed to the Chinese kind, but yet a plant re- 

 quiring the same soil and temperature — common 

 on these hills. It is the Kaiphul of the hill-tribes 

 of India. 



The most beautiful spots on these hill-sides are 

 chosen for the tombs of the dead, which are scat- 

 tered about everywhere. The sombre pine, the 

 juniper, the arbor-vitse, and the cypress are gene- 

 rally planted round the graves. As common as 

 these, and equally ornamental, is the Photinia 

 glabra^ a noble evergreen which in the winter 

 becomes covered with bunches of red berries. 

 The weeping-willow is also sometimes used, and 



