me on the Noa Dihing, which
is now nearly dry, the water having flowed into the Kamroop. No boat,
not even a dak boat, can come near Beesa. It is obvious that this river
here never presented any depth, both banks being very low; the bed
consists of small hard boulders.

_Dec_. _7th_, _8th_.--Halted at Beesa.

_Dec_. _9th_.--Started for the Naga village, at some distance, and

_Dec_. _10th_.--Left for Kujoo or Khoonlong, which we reached about 1,
after a march of five hours. At 10, we arrived at Dhoompsan or Thoompsa,
a large village with extensive cultivation. The remainder of our march
was through heavy jungle, many parts of which were very low, and crowded
with a fierce Calamus. The higher parts abound in a Dipterocarpus, and
two Castaneae. I found many fine ferns, all of which however we
collected last year. Chrysobaphus, not uncommon. Apostasia rare.

_Dec_. _11th_.--Visited the tea in the old locality at Nigroo. No steps
have been taken towards clearing the jungles, except perhaps of tea. The
Gam tells me, that the order for clearing was given to Shroo, Dompshan,
and Kumongyon, Gams of three villages near the spot. Noticed Dicksonia
_en route_, so that we must have passed it last year. AEsculus also
occurs here.

_Dec_. _12th_.--Arrived at Kugoodoo after an easy march of two hours and
a half. At 12, went to see the tea which lies to the S.S.W. of the
village, and about ten minutes' walk to the W. of the path leading to
Negrogam, and which for the most part runs along an old bund road. After
diverging from this road we passed through some low jungle, which is
always characterised by Calamus Zalaccoideus; and then after traversing
for a short time some rather higher ground, came on the tea. This patch
is never under water; there is no peculiarity of vegetation connected
with it. It runs about N. and S. for perhaps 150 yards by 40 to 50 in
breadth. The Gam had cleared the jungle of all, except the larger trees
and the low _herbaceous underwood_, so that a _coup d'oeil_ was at
once obtained, and gave sufficient evidence of the abundance of the
plants, many of which were of considerable size, and all bore evidence of
having been mutilated. They were for the most part loaded with flowers,
and are the finest I have seen in the Singfo country. Young buds were
very common, nor can I reconcile this with the statement made by the Gam,
that no young leaves will be obtainable for four months. From the
c