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tree, called by botanists Myrica sapida, which is found 
growing wild on the Himalayas. A very fine variety of 
this fruit is cultivated in China, and is as superior to the 
Indian one as the apple is to the crab. It is much 
esteemed by the Chinese and would be a great luxury 
to the inhabitants of northern India. Our English 
cherries, chestnuts, and the finer sorts of pears ought 
also by all means to be introduced to the Himalayas. 
They would grow in the climate of Almorah as well as 
they do at home. 
The varieties of the bamboo found in the north of 
China would be of great value in the Himalayas, more 
particularly a fine, large, clean-stemmed kind common 
about the temples in the tea-districts. Something of 
this kind appears to be much wanted in the provinces of 
Gurhwal and Kumaon. 
When I reached Nainee Tal I was kindly received by 
Captain Jones, who offered me quarters in his house 
until my dak was laid for Meerut, to which I was now 
bound on my way to Calcutta and England. Nainee 
Tal is one of the prettiest stations I have seen in the 
Himalayas. Its romantic-looking lake is almost sur- 
rounded by richly wooded mountains. A fine broad 
road has been made round the edge of the lake, and the 
houses of the inhabitants are scattered on the sloping 
sides of the hills. Schooners and pleasure-boats are 
seen daily sailing on the lake, and when viewed from a 
high elevation have a curious and striking appearance. 
From one of the positions where I stood I could see the 
lake, and through an opening in the hills the far- 
