h occur. Of plants, we noticed
Stauntonia, Vitis, Cissampelos, Butomus pygmaeus, Dicksonia, Hedychia 2,
Croton Malvaefolium of Suddiya, Xanthium indicum; Cheilosandra
ferruginea, Pothos scandens decursiva, etc., Liriodendrum, Kydia. Ficus
elastica? Asplenium nidus, Conyza graveolens, south of the old
clearings. Lemna, Valisneria, Azolla, AEsculus asamicus in abundance.
Limes in profusion near Culleyang; Paederia faetida and the other
species, Naravelia, Hiraea, Phrynium dichotomum, Gaertnera, and Carallia
lucida. New plants, Ophioglossum, Carex, Gnetum sp. nov. Choripetalum,
and two _incerta_. Noticed Pladera justicioides during the first part of
the march, and the small Squirrel of Kujoodoo.

Six A.M. Temperature 58.5. Water boiled at 210 degrees Fahr. 8 P.M.
Temperature of the air 66. Altitude 1064 feet.

_March 23rd_.--Started at 6 A.M. and reached Lamoom about 8, where we
breakfasted. Reached Tsilone, the Dupha's village, at noon. General
direction S.W. Distance about ten miles. Lamoom is a small
_un_stockaded village on the Moneekha. Tsilone is a moderate sized
Singpho village on the right bank of the Nam Tunail. The river is of
considerable size, with scarcely any rapids: stream slow. The village is
situated on a rather high bank.

The country continues the same, perhaps a little more open, at least
Putars are of frequent occurrence, although they are all narrow. Observed
Cryptolepis, Celastrus _leguminoideus_ Cuscuta Uncaria racemis pendulis.
Of birds the smaller Maina, common house Sparrow, blue Jay, and the
larger grey Tern occur. We halted on a sandbank about one mile and a
half higher up to the south of Tsilone. New plants, the Campanula of
Chykwar, ditto Lysimachia, Dopatrium, Jasminum, Rhamnea, Pothos, Lasia,
Riccia, etc.

_March 24th_.--Thermometer 58 degrees. Boiling point 210. Altitude
1064 feet. After a long and hot march of seven hours we reached
Meinkhoon; general direction -- distance 17 miles. During the first two
hours we marched along the bed and banks of the Nam Tenai, subsequently
over grassy plains intersected by belts of jungle. Country much more
open than that we saw yesterday. To the W. low ranges of hills, about
one-third of a mile distant, occurred throughout the day. We passed two
or three small nullahs, in one of which I observed lumps of lignite.

The Nam Tenai continued a large river, extreme breadth varying from 250
to 350 yards. We crossed at once, ab