and coarse strong-smelling Compositae. The grasses are different from
those previously met with, except the Arundo. Rosa continues; Salix is
common. Between Koungloung and Tsenkan, which is on the same bank, and
close to the entrance to the Kioukdweng, three villages are met with; but
none of any size. Tsenkan is prettily situated on a high bank, or rather
low hill. The houses are about 100 in number, all poor and small. The
stockade is a miserable affair. There are some good Poonghie houses, and
a very pretty group of pagodas on a small rock. The country is jungly;
just above the town a nullah enters the Irrawaddi: it is down this that
large quantities of teak is brought, from hills two days' journey to the
eastward; some large rafts were seen, but although some of the timbers
were stout, none were of any great size. I gathered a pretty
Hippocrateaceous plant in the jungles, as well as a Combretum; a Vitex,
an Amyridea, etc. Phrynium dichotomum occurs here; Rosa continues;
Jatropha is cultivated.

_May 7th_.--Started at 5 A.M., and entered the Kioukdweng almost
immediately. We halted about 7, at Tsenbo. Noticed AEsculus,
Sisymbrium, Campanula, Adelia nereifolia, Dillania speciosa, the usual
Compositae, and largish Dipterocarpeae. The river is a good deal
narrowed, but never less than 130 yards across, and as there are no rocks
in any direction to impede the stream, the water flows but slowly and
very placidly. Almost all the rocks forming the hills are grey carbonate
of lime. These hills are covered to high-water mark, with scanty
somewhat stunted trees, the most of which have no foliage. The scenery
is by no means so bold as in the upper K. dweng, although just above
Tsenbo, there is a noble cliff, 300 feet high, and almost perpendicular;
under its ledges we observed great numbers of bees' nests. The rock when
exposed is rather greyish black, and in many places reddish. Serpentine
occurs, but is not common. A good deal of lime is prepared in this
Kioukdweng, and some portions of it in the rugged serrated appearance,
remind one of the limestone cliffs on the coast. Above Tsenbo and nearly
opposite the cliff, is a small village of eight houses. Tsenbo numbers
fifteen; it is on the left bank, and is a miserable place. Here we were
left by our escort which accompanied us from Tsenkan, and the Thogee
refused positively to give us two or three men to row. Although master
of a miserable hole, he had mad