NOTES FROM A JOURNEY TO NEPAL. 
stand plants of Potentilla Julgens^ Tsucrium quadrifarium^ Artemisia 
parviflora^ Hypericum japonicum^ Hypericum elodeoideSy Swerha 
paniculatay Swertia parviflora and an Umbellifer, Micromeria 
biflora occurs near Chitlong and abundantly about Jditpur. 
Lotus corniculaius occurs at Chitlong — its eastern limit as far as 
at present known. With it on grassy banks are two Violas, Gentiana, 
a Stellaria and an Arenaria : and not Car away Oldenlandia 
was found. Oldenlandia its eastern known limit 
there ; and Nepal is also the eastern known limit of Campanula 
sylvatica. 
To see Micromeria bidora growing with an abundance of Rosa 
moschata, Rubus ellipticus^ and P rinse pia utilis suggests the vege- 
tation of the Simla hills. But after enumerating the plants found in 
the cultivation belt in discussing the east and west affinities^ we shall 
see that the flora is distinctly eastern. 
The cold winds and hml storms of Lohiri Nepal are proverbial. 
With this cold and the denudation of its forests the valley has become 
peculiar. 
Crops in the cultivation belt. 
In the cultivation belt besides crops of Marwa [Eleusine coracana 
Gaertn.), wheat, Juir, and Buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum 
Moench), were seen Tobacco, imported chillies {Capsicum annuum 
Lina.), Turnips and sarson, Radishes, Fenugreek, Chinese cabbage 
and Dtoscorea a lata Linn. 
Oranges grow well, and apples satisfactorily ; but the former do 
better below the cultivation belt than in it. 
A list of all the plants observed m the cultivation belt. 
The following is a list of the plants observed in the cultivation 
belt : as before capitals indicate the more common plants. 
Clematis Buchananiana DC. 
Anemone sp. 
Ranunculus sceleratus Linn. 
Berber is asiatica Roxb. 
Berberis nepalensis Spr, 
Fumaria sp. 
Cardamim hirsuta Linn» 
Viola canescens Walk 
Viola sp, 
Fojygala avillata Ham. 
Stellaria ? saxatilis Wall. 
Cerastium triviale Link. 
Cerastium glomeratum Thuill. 
Arenaria ? serpyllifolia Linn. 
Drymaria CORDATA Willd. 
Hypericum elodeoides Choisy. 
Hypericum japonicum Thumb. 
Cleyera ochnacea DC. 
Eurya symplocina Blume. 
Eurya acuminata DC. 
