ed than any we had hitherto seen. Generally we
moved along through open Rhododendron woods, frequently very much
stunted, at 6,000 feet. These were intermixed with Quercus tomentosa.
The only spot well wooded, occurred in the ravines, giving exit to small
streams.

The first ascent from Leng-Leng, gave the same vegetation, scarcely any
trees being visible. Tradescantia clavijera of Churra on rocks, Galium
of Churra, Santalacea, Desmodium vestilum, Indigofera canescens,
Artemisia major and minor, Oxyspora, Luculia, Conaria, Sambucus in wet
places, Lobelia pyramidalis, Spiraea bella and decomposita, Thalictrum
majus, Gaultheria fruticosa, Woodwardia, Saurauja hispida, Rhododendron
minus, and lemon-grass, occurred in the order of ascent.

Turning hence along the ridge at the same elevation, Gaultheria arborea,
Quercus tomentosa, Rhododendron minus, Hedychium, Holcus elegans, Leucas
ciliata. In wet wooded spots Gaultheria duplexa, Bucklandia, Viburnum
caerulescens, Polyg. rheoides, Erythrina, Gordonia, Porana, Neuropeltis
aromatica, Catharinea, Thibaudia myrtifolia, in open massy woods of
Rhododendron minus and Quercus tomentosa, Rosa, Cnicus, Pyrus, Gleichenia
major, Agrimonia occurred at the same elevations.

From one spot seven villages were visible, on opposite bank of Kooree and
between Linge and the Khoomun. A few stunted P. longifolia: one or two
of Abies pendula, occurred 100 feet above the highest point of the
former: at 6,350 feet, woods of the deciduous Q. robur, were observable.

On the descent at 6,000 feet, Mimosa spinosa, Primula Stuartii, Rhus,
Juncus, and others, as before.

We passed several villages, some containing twenty or thirty houses, and
on halting found ourselves towards the edge of the cultivated tract
alluded to, as seen from Linge.

Cattle are here kept in farm yards which are well littered with straw; as
in other places they are noosed round the horns: they are fed, while tied
up, on straw of a coarse and unnutritious description, which they do not
seem to fancy much. Pigeons abound, but they are of no use as they cannot
be caught; they may help to feed the sparrow-hawks, which are generally
found about the villages, and which are very bold.

_February 24th_.--Left at 8 A.M. after the usual trouble about coolies
and ponies. We ascended at first about 1,000 feet, passing over sward
with woods of P. longifolia on either side, crossing the ridge through a
hollow, we then commenced a