the hills are very steep, and the paths when they wind
round these, are very difficult; a slip would cause a dangerous fall.
About 1 P.M. we reached two or three houses constituting a village.

From this, one has a fine view of the plains, and of the B. pooter near
its exit from the hills: it is much intersected by islets covered with
jungle. Leeches are not very numerous. Dundoons or sand flies very
annoying. I have gathered plenty of plants, especially ferns. Wallichia
continues; _Wulfenia obliqua_, and a Companula were the best. At our
halting place I found the fruits of _Sedgwickia_ in abundance. Passed
two or three streams. Found the flowers of a large Loranthus, or rather
its very large flowers on the ground. They are eaten by the natives, but
the acidity is unpleasant, owing to its being mixed with a bitter; the
flowers are two inches long: tubo 4 angulato, basi-coccinescenti, laminis
viridibus interstibus carneis, coccineo lineatis praesenti transverse,
antheris syngenesis. _Sarcocordalis_, common.

_Nov_. _5th_.--Left at half-past 8, and reached extensive _kheties_
(cultivated fields) with dispersed houses at about 1 P.M. This place is
called Dilling. Our route consisted of the same fatiguing marching: we
passed over some hills, from which we had fine views. The first gave us
a fine sight of the Patkaye mountains, {31} S.E. of Upper Assam, which
reach apparently a great height. The second, of the plains of Assam. The
exact summits of all the hills are covered with a coarse spicate
Saccharum. On one we met with a Melampyracea. The Botany is improving
greatly; two species of Viola, two fine Cyrthandraceae occurring. I also
noticed Sedgwickia again, and got abundance of ferns, a Buddleia, and a
fine Amaranthacea. Halted on a cleared ground immediately under the Red
mountain so plainly seen from Jingsha. There is now no appearance of
water-falls on it, but there are several white spots owing to slips: the
brink or brim of this hill is woody, but there is a considerable space
covered only with short grass. The strata are inclined at an angle of 45
degrees. I here got two or three fine mosses. All the Mishmees have the
idea, that on some hills at least rain is caused by striking trees of a
certain size with large stones, some hills are again free from this
charm; it was ridiculous to hear them call out not to throw stones
whenever we approached one of these rainy hills. The people appear to
get