. Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries . the prevail-ing trees, and the valley having more pretensions to the name thanusually happens. We encamped in a beautiful spot, the house being situated onfine sloping sward, surrounded by picturesque trees of Q. ilecifolia,a few tall Cypressus standing up in the centre. The village is afew feet above, and of average size, although it looks from a littledistance to be of considerable size. The march throughout wasbeautiful, especially after entering the wooded tract; this remindedme of the march near K
. Journals of travels in Assam, Burma, Bootan, Affghanistan and the neighbouring countries . the prevail-ing trees, and the valley having more pretensions to the name thanusually happens. We encamped in a beautiful spot, the house being situated onfine sloping sward, surrounded by picturesque trees of Q. ilecifolia,a few tall Cypressus standing up in the centre. The village is afew feet above, and of average size, although it looks from a littledistance to be of considerable size. The march throughout wasbeautiful, especially after entering the wooded tract; this remindedme of the march near Khegumpa, the woods were here and therevery picturesque, glades and swards abounding, water was veryabundant here, and this no doubt causes the development of somuch vegetation. At 7,800 feet, Thibaudiacese very common, Rhododendron twospecies, Gaultheria flexuosoides, Thibaudia obovata, Caudata myrti-folia, Hydrangea, which I find to be a climber, Rhododendron majus,commencing, pine wood; chatterers heard here. Hills naked orcovered here and there with stunted wood; marshy places TONGSA TO CHINDUPJEE. 273 At 7,600 feet, Lomaria of Khegumpa, Tetranthera nuda, Sphaerop-teris, pear and apple, Q. tomentosa, Magnolia grandiflora begins,Polygonum rheoides, Daphne pendula, which is used, as well as theother, both here and in Nipal in the manufacture of paper : brick-redblack-pate. At this same elevation farther on, Rosa hispida! Gillenia, Juncus,Rhododendron deflexa, Smilax gaultherifolia, Spiraea bella, Dipsacus,Spiraea decomposita, Ilex, Vaccinium cyaneum, Magnolia grandifloravery common. The country now becomes more wooded, the woodsbeing confined to moist ravines, and in other situations where wateris very plentiful, the woods throughout become continuous, and form-ing the large forests before mentioned : having the open spaces be-tween the woods covered with sward, on which Gentiana pygmaea,and Fragaria are very common. As we approached the wood or forest, Pinus cedroide
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