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The Sal forest at Thdnsiog in the Likhu valley where it is near its 
Upper limit contained as undergrowth an abundance of Wendlandia 
cortacea^ Hypiianthera stricta^ Ardisia humilis^ and sheets of 
Nephrolepis tuberosa, 
Pteris aquilina, Woodfordta florihunda, and Schima Wallichii 
thither descend so as to come into contact with the s41. Other plants 
associated with the sdl were Desmodium confertum, Celastrus pani- 
tulatUf Heynea trijuga^ Ficus Cunia, Pieris ovalifolia, Polygonum 
barbatum^ a Strobilanthes^ Plectranthus striatus^ Dysophylld 
cruciata^ Reinwardtia^ a Smilax and an Eugenia. 
Forests of Castanopsis. 
The Sdl forest give place to a forest of Castanopsis indica both on 
the hill of Nidkot and above Thdnsing. 1 think that this change marks 
the place where the tropical forests may be conveniently considered to 
end. 
Crops under. Nidkot. 
Cultivation of the following crops was observed 
Judr {Sorghum vulgare Pers.) , Marwa {Eleusine coracana Gaertn.)^ 
Tapioca {Manihot utilissima Pohl), Dioscorea alata Linn., Benin- 
casa cerifera Savi, Cucurbita Pepo DC. or C. maxima Duchesne. 
Lagenaria vulgaris Ser., Amorphophallus^ Sugar-cane, Sesamum^ 
Peas, Dolichos Lablab Linn., Tomatoes, Mucuna pruriens DC., 
Chenopodium album Linn., Guavas, Plantains, Jack fruit. Mangoes, 
Mahua {Bassia butyracea Roxb.), Ber {Zizyphus Jujuba Lamk ), 
Jdmun {Eugenia Jambolana Lamk.), Pineapples^ and Kamrak 
{Averrhoa Carambola Linn.). 
A list of all the plants obserred in the tropica! Forest belt. 
The following is a list of all the plants observed in the tropical forest 
belt. Those in Capitals were more abundant either locally or generally 
than the others. 
Clematis Gouriana Roxb. 
Clematis grewiaeflora DC. 
Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. 
Cocculus villosus DC. 
Cissampelos Pareira Linn. 
Argemone mexicana Linn. 
Cardamine hirsuta Linn, 
Flacourtia Ramontchi L’Her. 
Xylosma longifolium Clos. 
Polygala leptalea DC. 
Brachystemma calycinum Don. 
Drymaria cord at a Willd. 
Polycarpon Lcsjlingiae Benth. & 
Hook. f. 
Hypericum japonicum Thunb. 
Mesua ferrea Linn. 
Sarauja nepavlensis DC. 
Shorea robust a Gaertn. 
