Ilex! Berberis intermedia, Laurinea uniflora, large
Umbellifera of Rodoole descent.

At 8,000 feet, Acer, Primula Stuartii, Rhododendron majus! R. argentea
commences.

At 7,500 feet, Cedar ceased, Rhododendron majus very common, Taxus
diminishing, Sphaeropteris, Ericinia soloraefolia, Lomaria of Khegumpa,
Thibaudia orbicularis ceases.

At 7,300 feet, Berberis pinnata, Spiraea bella, Cycnium, apple tree. Here
we emerged on open space in front of a hill, on which several detached
houses stood, around which Pinus pendula was very common. Barley
cultivation. Several small villages visible around, and to the north, in
front of the snowy ridge, a curious truncated mountain was seen, its apex
covered with snow.

Magnolia! Conaria! Cycnium, Viburnum canescens! Gaultheria arborea,
Berberis intermedia very common, Fragaria.

At 7,200 feet, Q. tomentosa! the others have ceased, Gaultheria
fruticosa, Rhododendron arborea, minus and argentea, in fine flower,
Eurya aecuminata, Smilax, Gaultherifolia, Thibaudia caudata, Q. robur,
Gleichenia major, Salix as before, Artemisia major, Rumex, Valeriana
violifolia, Rosa, Berberis asiatica, Ervicia crucifera, Thlaspi,
Callitriche, Calamus.

The curious features are, the absence of Thibaudia obovata on the
descent, and of Mespilus microphyllus, the substitution of Thibaudia
orbicularis, and its low descent, the abundance of Taxus, size of the
cedar and Q. ilecifolia, the re-appearance at same elevation of Magnolia
grandiflora, occurrence of Rubia cordifolia, at such an elevation, etc.

_Rydang_ is prettily situated towards the bottom of a rather narrow
valley. There is a good deal of barley cultivation about it. I also
noticed Cycnium, Celopecurus, Acorus Calamus, Corydalis! Fragaria,
Cardamina, Rosa, Berberis, Ilex, Plantago, Rumex, Viola, Artemisia major,
Daphne papyraceae, Gentiana pygmaea of Khegumpa, Houttuynia! Pomacea,
Callitriche, Dipsacus, Berberis pinnata, Elaeagnus, Q. robur, ilecifolia.
Of birds the long-tailed pie! is common. Berberis asiatica, Viburnum,
Caneun, apple, Quercus microcarpus, Orthodon, Pteris aquilina,
Ophiopogon, Angustis, Valeriana violifolia, Urtica urentium, Stellaria
media, Eurya acuminata, Betula.

_March 27th_.--Our march commenced with a steep descent to the Gnee, a
river of average size. We then continued descending along it for some
time, crossing it once on our way: we then diverged up a small nullah,
and then commenced a very steep asce