odyera articulata, Urticoid rhombifolia,
carnosa; on rocks up Khoomun, Orthotrichum corcalypta. At the bridge
over this, a Myrtaceous tree and the Simool occur. The plants occur
during the ascent, as in the descent. Water-wagtails, blackbirds,
tomtits, were observed, as also white-pated and white-rumped water-chats.

_February 19th_.--Ling-Ling or Lengloon.

_February 20th_.--To-day we visited the Soobah, who is a young man,
certainly not more than twenty years old, with a good humoured
countenance. The meeting was cordial but unattended with any state, and
judging from appearances only, this Soobah is inferior to the others we
have seen, and especially to him of Tassgong. No armed men were present,
and the whole bystanders scarcely amounted to 100. It was agreed that we
remain here until the baggage, now in the rear, arrives. Tonsa is, we
hear, only four or five days journey from this.

The meeting took place in an open plot of ground below the Soobah's house
and on the skirts of the village, the ground was matted and a space
enclosed with mats: we sat in the open air; the Soobah under a silken
canopy. Altogether he seemed a person of no pretensions, crowds,
speaking comparatively, of priests attended as usual, they were the
slickest looking of the whole, and the greatest beggars. A hideous party
of _nachnees_ were in attendance, and ready to perform any more pleasing
duties they might be required; they were however so ugly, that not much
self-denial was required in declining their offers. They were dressed in
red, with abundance of cumbrous silver ornaments, and dirty leggings; one
was additionally ornamented with incipient goitre.

Sugarcane (but stunted), almonds, or peach, oranges, castor-oil, datura,
pear, simool, may be found here. Oranges are poor enough, the pear no
better. Pinus longifolia, Cupressus pendula, are almost the only trees:
the hills being barren, covered with coarse grasses.

_February 23rd_.--Marched to Tumashoo: our march commenced with a steep
ascent, but which may be avoided by going through the village, it
commenced and continued throughout in the direction of Linge, opposite to
which place we found ourselves on our arrival, but on the right bank of
the river. The highest part reached, before we descended to this
village, was 6,350 feet, or about the height of Linge. The march was
nearly six miles, it was easy, the road being throughout excellent and
apparently more frequent