bove the sea,
situated on bare hills, between two loftier ridges. Country around well
inhabited and well cultivated in the terrace style: villages numerous.
Pinus longifolia, Rosa, Azalea, etc. occur here as before. A lake or
jheel was observed 500 feet below the village, of some extent, formed in
a natural hollow, abounding with Scirpus trigueter of Churra, and
Hydropeltis. Water-fowl, snipe, and red pie-like peewit or plover.

The march commenced with a steep descent, which continued until we
reached the river.

Crossing this we ascended 1,000 feet, and then proceeded in an undulating
manner over naked hills until we reached Thain, distance six miles; the
greatest descent was about 1,800 feet, ascent 1,000 feet; the country
naked; no forest. The hills for some extent towards Thain appeared from
some cause very red.

But little interesting vegetation occurred: noticed a huge Cypressus
pendula, half-way to the Gnee. Vegetation otherwise much the same as
towards Tassgong, Valeriana violifolia, Azalea, Campanula linearis, Rubus
deltoides, Aspidium macroser., Artemisia major, Pinus longifolia
straggling, only plentiful near Thain, Anthistiria minor! Primula
Stuartii, Mimulus, Gentiana pumila, Alnus, Flemingia secunda, Morus
rubeseoides, Salix, Quercus, Viburnum microphyllum.

At the river Caesalpinia! Ficus obliqua! Desmodium, Salix, Indigofera
cana, Arundo, Luculia.

On the ascent Holcus, Elaeagnus, Santalacea, Clematis cana,
Senecionoides, Conyza vulgaris, Emblica, Schaenanthus, Phyllanthus ruber,
Q. tomentosa, Desmodium vestilum, Briedleia obovata! Nerium canum,
Euphorbia antiquorum, Jasminum of Benka, Ligustrum conaria, Mesp.
microphyllus (are these two species confounded by me, as the
larger-leaved one never descends so low?), Lerissoides, Osbeckia
linearis, Euphorbia, Gordonia, Gymnobotrys. Red-legged crow; in descent
altitude 5,800 feet, the most common plant is a species of Berberis very
nearly allied to B. asiatica. Rain in the afternoon.

_March 29th_.--Mimulus, Acorus Calamus, Quercus robur, Rhododendron
minus, P. longifolia, Gymnobotrys, Campanula linearifolia, Rosa
tetrapetala, Gordonia, Salix, Verbena officinalis, majus, rugus, Lemna,
Gentiana, Hypericum japonica, Indigofera cana, Schaenanthus, Senecio,
Buddlea of Nulka, Pyrus, wheat, Ervum, Vicia, Potentilla, Q. tomentosa,
Cypressus, Ficus, Berberis, Phyllanthus ruber.

Blackbird, sparrow-hawk, and Hoopoe about houses; it has a curious hoop,