A NOTE 
ON 
THE BOTANY OF THE KACHIN HILLS 
NORTH-EAST OF MYITKYINA. 
By E, PoTTiNGER and D. Prain. 
§ I.— Introductory. 
[ E, POTTINGER and B. PrAIN. ] 
In February 1897 Lieutenant Eldred Pottinger, R.A., sent a man 
to the Royal Botanic Garden at Calcutta to be trained to collect 
botanical specimens, and was supplied from the Herbarium with 
drying paper, etc., prior to his departure for Rangoon, where he v\as 
joined by Lieutenant Lawrance, 3rd Seaforth Highlanders, in whose 
company a journey was made in the Kachin Hills during the period 
from March 13 till June 6, 1897. 
The specimens obtained during tlie journey were despatched at 
intervals to the Calcutta Herbarium, where they were determined by 
Dr, Prain. The present note has been prepared conjointly from 
the field notes accompanying the specimens collected by Lieutenant 
Pottingers party and from the identifications effected ai Calcutta ; 
but it should be understood that Dr. Prain accepts all responsibility 
for the identifications and for the phytogeographical deductions of 
the concluding chapter. For the route-map that accompanies the 
note and for the sketch of the vegetation of the country traversed by 
his party, Lieutenant Pottinger, on the other hand, is alone respon- 
sible. , 
That the specimens collected during the expedition are neither 
so complete nor so numerous as could wished, is largely due to 
the unfortunate fact that the party wai^ attacked on May 23 and had 
to beat a hasty retreat, abandoning at the same time the greater part 
of the baggage. From this date forced marches during continuously 
wet weather were necessary, and time for the collection and 
