Khamtees they appear to have little trade, although there is a
route to the proper country of this people along the _Ghaloom panee_,
or _Ghaloom Thee_ of WILCOX'S chart; this route is from the great
height of the hills to be crossed, only available during the hot months.
"With the inhabitants of the plains they carry on an annual trade, which
is now renewed after an interruption of two years, exchanging cloths,
Lama swords, spears, _mishmee-teeta_, _bee_, which is in very great
request, and _gertheana_, much esteemed by the natives for its peculiar
and rather pleasant smell, for money, (to which they begin to attach
great value), cloths, salt and beads: when a sufficient sum of money is
procured, they lay it out in buffaloes and the country cattle."
* * * * *
The following is a list of collections of Plants from the Mishmee Hills
to the extreme East, Upper Assam.
_Dicotyledones_. _Dicotyledones_.
(Ligulatae, 9) Ericineae, 7
Composi- (Cynaraceae, 4) 89 Verbenaceae, 8
tae, (Corymbiferae,76) Boragineae, 2
Labiatae, 50
Valerianeae, 1 Gesneriaceae, 22
Dipsaceae, 1 Acanthaceae, 38
Caprifoliaceae, 6 Scrophularineae, 19
Rubiaceae, 42 Solaneae, 6
Apocyneae, ) 5 Convolvulaceae, 8
Asclepiadeae, ) Primulaceae, 1
Gentianeae, 7 Myrsineae, 19
Oleinae, 2 Escalloniaceae? 3
Jasmineae, 6 Malvaceae, 6
Campanulaceae, 7 Cruciferae, 3
Lobeliaceae, 7 Polygaleae, 1
Vacciniaceae, 2 Violaceae, 5
Passifloreae, 1 Begoniaceae, 6
Modeccoideae, 1 Umbelliferae, 4
Samydeae, 1 Araliaceae, 12
Ampelideae, Leea, 6 Rhamneae, 1
Balsamineae, 15 Celastrineae, 9
Sileneae, 6 Amaranthaceae, 8
Aurantiaceae, 5 Polygoneae, 12
Meliaceae, 5 Chenopodeae, 1
Sapindaceae, 3 Plantagineae, 1
Acerineae, 4 Urticeae, 14
Malpighiaceae, 3 Ulmaceae, 1
Hypericineae, 2 Euphorbiaceae, 21
Ternstroemiaceae, 11
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