the Koollong. The bridge is at the foot of this hill,
which is about 400 feet high: the house is accessible to the north and
west only. Half-way up a high hill to the north-west is a fort! and
between the foot of this hill and the Rajah's house there is a wall with
a tower at the north-west end, and a house at the south-east. In the
afternoon the weather threatened snow, but it ended in very slight rain.

_February 13th_.--Thermometer at 7 A.M. 33 degrees: at 9 P.M. 31
degrees: cloudy. Observed Conyza nivea, Composita penduliflora,
Agrimonia, Stemodia grandiflora, a species of Alopecurus in inundated
rice fields, Fragaria, in the wood, Arenaria, Gymnostomum on the
terraces. An Arabis in cornfields with a Viola, probably V. patrinia,
Gaultheria deflexa and Gerardia of Churra. The fir woods are
comparatively bare of mosses and lichens. Shot an Alauda, a Fringilla,
and a curious climber with the tail of a woodpecker, at least so far as
regards the pointing of the feathers, plumage of Yunx, and beak of
Certhia.

Fine cypresses were seen opposite Tassangsee.

_February 14th_.--Left Tassangsee, diverging from the Koollong at that
place, and following the nullah, which falls into that river below the
Soobah's house. The march was a generally, continued, gradual ascent; we
crossed two considerable streams by means of rude wooden bridges, and the
whole march was a wet splashy one, owing to the abundance of water. Snow
became plentiful towards the latter end. The direction was west, the
distance about seven miles. We passed two or three deserted villages.

We commenced ascending through woods of stunted oaks, Rhododendrons,
Gaultheria arborea. The chief under-shrubs being Daphne papyracae,
Gaultheria fruticosa, Primula Stuartii, Lycopodium of Surureem, Thibaudia
myrtifolia continue, the Alnus of Beesa occurred plentifully along the
bed of the nullah. Spiraea decomposita, Valeriana simplicifolia, Conaria,
Scabiosa, Fragaria, Potentilla, Geranium, Artemisia major, Spiraea bella,
Hedera, Viburnum caerulescens, Q. robur, Crawfurdia speciosa also
occurred.

Ascending, the oaks and Rhododendrons became more developed the latter
being the smaller species, Bambusa microphylla, Gordonia, Sphoeropteris,
Antrophyum trichomanes, Oxalis major! commenced. Larches on the opposite
side, Saccharum aristatum, Gillenioides, Gleichenia major, Hemiphragma,
Abies Brunonis commence.

At 6,500 feet Smilax ruscoides, Senecio scandens,