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neglected, and nearly in a wild state, it was not 
without flavour. 
“ Part of the forenoon of the 25th we spent 
in arranging and putting up the rich harvest of 
plants which I had made the day before. At 
noon we made an excursion into the forest, 
where I discovered a second species of oak, larger 
than the first, and a new species of raspberry. 
“ On the 26th, we ascended the highest part 
of the mountain, which I estimate to be between 
three and four hundred feet above the level of 
the table-land on which the village stands. In 
this excursion, I made a fine collection of rare 
plants, among which were two additional oaks 
and a walnut-tree, with ripe fruit, smaller than 
the common kind; of which last, by the way, we 
found the nuts in the village, said to be brought 
from the country of the Shans. No strawberries 
nor firs were found in any part of the hills, and, 
upon the whole, but few ferns. I discovered 
but one Carex and no arjemony, though this be 
found on the hills of the Nepal. I did not find 
either the tea or Camellea , nor do the people 
seem to be aware that they exist in these hills. 
I found, however, one Gordonia, a genus nearly 
allied to them. Among the plants found in 
this day’s excursion, were some noble gigantic 
