the road
undulating, varying in level from 6,000 to 6,500 feet, until we commenced
the descent to Chuka, which was long and tedious: we reached this at 5.5
P.M. The road latterly was very bad, we passed Punukha, a small village,
about 300 feet below our path. The mountains closing in the Teemboo
continue lofty, at least 9,000 feet. Iris, cedars, and Abies densa, were
common on the loftier parts.

We passed some beautiful places, indeed the march throughout was pretty.
The vegetation was beautiful, owing to the quantity of water on the road,
a stream occupying each hollow, round many of which we wound. Glades and
pieces of green sward were not uncommon.

The Lamium of Bulphai is found about Chupcha. On the descent to the
nullah the following plants were found.

At 7,000 feet, Iris commences, with a species of Lychnis, ground bare and
rocky, Umbellifera cana, Umb., from which _moud_ is prepared, common.

At 6,800 feet, Quercus ferruginea commences, on rocks here Stemodium
ruderalis, Santonica of Panga, etc., Convallaria cirrhosa.

At 6,500 feet, Hedera common, Aristolochia tetrarima, Berberis obovata,
Viburnum caerulescens, Filix ferrugineo tomentosa, Pteris dealbata.

Iris common to 6,500 feet, continues lower down, but scarce. Along the
nullah, which is a middling-sized torrent, Rhus, Cederela toone, Acer
sterculiacea, Hamamelis, Fici sp., scandens, Rhus, Juglandifolia! Populus
oblonga, Sassafras, on the ascent to the temple, Populus of very large
size, and the above trees. Fraxinus floribunda, Osmundia in profusion,
Aristolochia tetrarima, Scabiosa of Bulphai, Prunella, Fragaria vesca,
Duchesnum, Sarcococea, Elaeagnus fragrans, Galium of Panga cascade,
Corydalis, which continues to Chuka, but is scarce below 5,000 feet,
Deutzia, Lilium giganteum, Uvularia very common, Primula Stuartii,
Woodwardia (scarce), Pythonium pallidium, Campanula cana, Panax herbacieae
2 species, Rhododendron agaleoides of ridge above Chupcha, Buddlaea cana,
Ranunculus of Taseeling, Benthamia, Anemona ranunculacea, Buxus,
Delphinum sp.? common, Gaultheria nummularifolia, Jasminum lutium,
Conaria. This ascent was about 500 feet. Long-tailed pie seen here, red-
billed shrikelet, first met with towards Tumashoo, common now as far down
as 4,500 feet.

On passing the temple, or rather before coming to it, we changed the
vegetation which became of the ordinary _dry_ character. Woods of Q.
ferruginea mixed with Pinus pendula, Benthami