as higher ones on the left. On the
Shan hills to the east, teak forests occur; on those to the west, tea
also grows. In Polong tea districts also occur; but the tea is very
coarse, and said not to be drinkable. Hemarthria, and Hoya viridiflora
were found.

Here I found Solanum, Tribulus, a Mimosa, lime trees, Carissa, Mimusops,
Stemodia ruderalis now appear. The most interesting is a small diffuse
Caryoplylleous-looking plant, with white Campanulate flowers; it is
probably a Frankeniacea. On the pagodas an Aristella grows. Certain
features prevail in the vegetation similar to those of the Coromandel
coast. Fig trees often surrounded at base with brick-work; this never
lasts long, the roots tearing up the masonry in every direction.

The exit from this 3rd Kioukdweng is very pretty. Tsengru with its
numerous white pagodas; the noble river expanded into a broad bay; the
Eastern hills are very beautiful, and the Marble hills which form a
background to Tsenbou are no less so. The banks towards the exit from
the defile are sloping, often covered with grass. The Palmyra trees and
Fig trees have a very pleasing effect. At Kiougyoung there is a large
brick fort, built by Alompras. The village contains about 150 houses: no
large village is passed between this and Kubuct.

Halted above Sheemnaga to look at Gaudama's foot, a piece of workmanship
contained in a pagoda; it is a very large foot, with a central circular
impression. This is about a mile below Endawka. Sheemnaga never
contained more than 400 houses, I counted upwards of 180, and although
extensive traces of fire, and of new houses existed, I should reckon it
to have contained only about 300. At the Pagoda I gathered a curious
Rutaceous-looking decandrous thorny tree, with foliis bijugis.

Reached Mengoon about 7 P.M. Landed at the commencement of the sandstone
hills, which in some places assume the form of cliffs: texture very
loose. They are full of holes, and abound with blue rock Pigeons.
Gathered a Murraya. Trichodesma indicus and Compositae, Asclepiadea,
Calotropis gigantea, and a curious Arenariod-looking plant.

_May 15th_.--Mengoon boasts of a huge unfinished Pagoda, consisting as
it now stands of an immense square brick mass, surrounded by four fine
broad raised terraces; it would have been, had it been finished, upwards
of 700 feet high. The dome was to have been with angular sides. Height
170 feet; the basement, as may be supposed, is