est specimens
of teak also occurred. Bamboo in abundance; otherwise the trees are,
with a few exceptions, completely changed. A fine arborescent
Wendlandia, Bignonia indica? fructibus siliquo-formibus spiraliter
tortis, arborea, Kydia, Eurya arborea, and many other fine trees
occurred, but these I leave until my return. On one plain I noticed a
Cycas, caudice simplici vel dichotomo, and the Phoenix of yesterday. In
the Endaw Kioung two species of Potamogeton, Azolla, and Pistia,
Villarsia and Ceratophyllum occur.

_April 3rd_.--5.25 A.M. Therm. 55. Water boiled at 210. Elevation
1064 feet.

Continued our journey over similar country, marching from half-past 5 to
1 P.M., including an hour's halt. Distance fifteen miles: general
direction S.S.W. Passed many streamlets, and continued for some time
close to the Endaw, which is still a largish river, apparently deep, with
a sluggish stream. The plains continue, but of much narrower diameter.
Met many Shan Chinese and two parties of Mogaung people returning from
the mines.

The most interesting plants of to-day are a Santalacea, a climbing
species, racemis subpendulis, of Citrus--Citrus scandens, Cardiopteris of
which I found old fruit alone, a new Roydsia, R. parviflora mihi.

The vegetation of the plains continues unchanged, a Dillenia with small
yellow flowers is common on their skirts, Bignonia cordata occurs as a
large tree; no one has seen teak. There is something peculiar in the
appearance of the trees of the plains, especially of the Nauclea; they
look scraggy. I picked up the flowers of an arborescent Hibiscus, and
the fruit of Lagertraemia grandiflora.

Halted on an old rice khet, near a pool of tolerably clear water.

Bignonia cordata has sweet smelling flowers, lab. medio labii inferioris
bicristato. Is it not rather a Viticea, owing to the absence of the 5th
stamen? Phlebochiton, Sambucus, Butomus pygmaeus. Many portions of the
hills are covered with plantains in immense numbers, (not Musa glauca).
On hills bounding to the south, one or two spots of cultivation belonging
to a village in the interior occur. The Shans wear curious sandals made
of a sort of hemp, at least those who do not wear the usual Chinese
shoes. _4th_.--5.25 A.M. Temperature 55.5. Water boiled at 210.
Elevation as before.

_April 4th_.--Continued our course through exactly the same kind of
country, the plains becoming much narrower. Reached the path leading to
Keou