deal of wood
round the place. {7}

With regard to Botany, the chief vegetation about Churra, as indeed is at
once indicated by the appearance of the country, consists of grasses.
Along the water-courses, which intersect this portion of the country,
_Bucklandia populnea_, a species of Ternstraemia, Pandanus, Eugenia,
Camellia, are found; while Compositae, Eriocaulon, and ferns abound in
the same places. The vegetation of the valleys is very rich and very
varied; and, an affinity is indicated with the botany of China by the
existence of a species of Illicum, I. khascanam, and several
Ternstroemiaceae. The great orders are grasses, ferns, compositae.
During a trip to Maamloo, a beautifully situated village on the brink of
the table-land, we discovered abundance of the tree-fern _Alsophila_
_Brunoniana_, the highest of which measured 25 feet. The appearance of
the tree is that of a palm. The flora surrounding these tree-ferns we
found to be exceedingly rich. Among Nepal ferns, I may mention
_Anisadenia_, _Saxifraga ligulata_.

_Interior of the Khasyah Mountains_.--On the 2nd, we left for
Surureem; at which place we halted a day. Bucklandia here occurs, of a
very large size, perhaps 50 or 60 feet. It is a rugged-looking tree,
many of the branches being decayed. There we observed the first
_Rhododendrum arboreum_. Our next stage was to Moflong; during our
march thither, or rather mine, I had a fine view of the Himalayas, but
not upon the regular road to Moflong. The European forms certainly
increased in number between Surureem and the above place. Two great
acquisitions occurred on the road; a new Crawfurdia, and a Podostemon
which W. has named after me. This I found in the clear stream adjoining
the Bogapanee growing upon stones, and adhering to them very firmly. It
is on the hills about the Bogapanee that the firs first make their
appearance, but do not attain to any great size. The valley of the
Bogapanee is exceedingly deep, and both the descent and ascent are very
difficult.

Moflong is a bleak exposed village and the bungalow or residence for
travellers very bad. The number of European forms we found to increase
considerably about this place. The only woods that occur are of fir, but
the trees are of no great size; their frequent occurrence, however,
stamps a peculiar feature on the scenery. We here experienced nearly
three days of continued rain, and, as the place is bleak, we were
miserable enough