Preclusions of Boutan and Thibet. 85 
The for efts of firs of an inferior growth, feveral aftv trees, 
dog-rofe, and bramble. 
Road to Taflefudon, May 30 and 31, June 1. The road 
from here to Taflefudon prefents us with little that we have 
not met with ; fewer ftrawberries, and no rafberries ; fome 
very good orchards of peaches, apricots, apples, and pears. 
The fruit formed, and will be ripe in Auguft and September. 
Met with two forts of cranberry, one very good. Saw the 
Fragaria fterilis, and a few poppies. At Wanakha found a 
fewturneps, fliallots, cucumbers, and gourds. Near to Tafle- 
fudon the road is lined with many different fpecies of the rofe, 
and a few jeflamine plants. The foil is light, and the hills in 
many places barren, rocky, and with very little verdure. The 
rock in general laminated and rotten, with many fmall par- 
ticles of talc in every part of the country incorporated with 
the ftones and foil. Some limeftone, and appearance of good 
chalk. Several good and pure fprings of water. 
Taflefudon and its neighbourhood abound with all the 
plants we have already mentioned. The hills are chiefly 
wood, with firs and afpen. I have not yet been able to find an 
oak-tree, and the afli is very feldom to be met with. The 
elder, holly, bramble, and dog-rofe, are common. Found the 
birch-tree, cyprefs, yew, and delphinium. Many different 
fpecies of the vaccmium, of which the bilberry is one, and 
the cranberry another. Towards the top of the adjacent 
mountains met with two plants of the Arbutus uva urfi, which 
is a native of the Alps, the moft mountainous parts of Scot- 
land, and Canada. 
I have likewife feen a fpecies of the rhubarb plant (Rheum 
tmdulatum) brought from a diftanee, and only to be met with 
near the fummits of hills covered with fnow, and where the 
foil 
