thousands must have been congregated. The river is of no great
size, the extreme banks being at our halting place about 30 yards
distant. No rapids occur here, and the stream is in general gentle.

Noticed the Shorea, which is the _Foung bein_ of the Burmese. Some
occurred of gigantic size. It is strange, but a considerable change has
occurred in the Flora since we left Hookhoom. Thus, Jonesia and
Peronema, Jack? or at least one of the involucrate Vitices occurred, as
well as a large Byttneria? fructibus echinatissimis. A climbing species
of Strychnos, a Diospyros, a Sapindacea, were the principal new plants.
Dicksonia and Polypodium Wallichianum continue.

Slackia of Cuttackboom has white infundibuliform bilabiate flowers, tubo
brevi, deorsum leniter curvato, lobo medio labii inferioris reliquis
minore, lab. super. intus biplicato, plicis sursum convergentibus, stam.
quinto valde rudimentario, antheris apice cohaerentibus. The new
Cyrthandracea of yesterday is suigeneris, Ramondiae affinis. Of this
there are three species, two of which I have not seen in flower. Calycis
laciniae lineari-subulatae. Cor. rotata, subregularis Stam. 4,
subsessilia connectivis amplis, quinto minimo dentiformi. Stylus
declinatus, Stigma subsimplex, Capsula (per junior) siliquosa. Herbae
vel suffrutices, hispidae, habitu peculiari. Folia alterna! vel summa
sparsa vel ob approximationem sub-opposita: intervenia areolata, areolis
piliferis, pilis basi bulbosis. Inflorescentia axillaris, cymosa,
dichotoma.

The Tankervellia (or Pharus?) has sepala pet. conformia extus alba, intus
fusco-brunnea, labellum cucullatum, breve, calcaratum; intus inconspicue
bilamellatum; extus albidum margines versus exceptis qua uti intus fusco-
sanguineum, fauce saturatiore. Columnae albae clavale sursum subulata.
Anthera fere immersa, Rostellum integrum ut in omnibus glandula orbotis
Pollinia 8. 5 A.M.--Temperature 62. 210.

_March 30th_.--Marched for about thirteen miles along the bed of the
river, and a more uninteresting march I never had. We breakfasted about
four miles from our halting place at the granary of the Meewoon. The bed
of the river continues wider, and more sandy: the water being in general
shallow. The only acquisitions met with to-day are Grislea, an
arborescent Capparidea, and a pretty Grewia. Of birds, I noticed the
Avocet, or curved-billed Plover, the grey Kingfisher, the green Pigeon,
and the snake-bird, Plutus Levalli