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 Keouk Seik after five hours’ marching, and up to this our course was nearly the same with that of yesterday, between W.S.W. and S.W.  We did not see the village; several (seven or eight) houses are visible on the hill, which here extends north and south, and along which runs a nullah, the Kam Theem.

From this place our course continued almost entirely over low hills not exceeding 800 feet above us, until we halted on the margin of a plain bounded to the W. by the Boom, which runs N. and S., the direction being W.N.W.  Distance seventeen miles.  On our march we met several parties of Shans, Burmese, and Singphos.  The path from the village to this is much better, and much more frequented than any of the other parts.  Most of the parties were loaded with Serpentine.  Noticed en route, both on the plains and on the hills, Teak; in the latter situations many of the specimens were very fine.  Another noble Dipterocarpea arborea was observed.  I observed Drymaria, Vallaris solanacea, and a Spathodia, which is common on the plains.  Teak is remarkable for the smoothness and peculiar appearance of its bark, so that it seems to have had it stripped off.

Gathered on the hills Ulmus and Hyalostemma, the petals of which are united into a tri-partite corolla, a Cyrtandracea in fruit, and an Olacinea, floribus tri-sepalis, appendicibus 6 apice fimbriatis, stam. 3, sepalis oppositis, racemis erectis.

April 5th.—­Reached the mines after a march of about four hours; our course was winding, continuing through jungle and small patches of plain, until we reached the base of that part of the Kuwa Boom which we were to cross, and which bore N.W. from the place at which we slept.  The ascent was steep in some places, it bore in a N.N.W. direction, principally through a bamboo jungle.  From a clear space half way up, we had a fine and pretty view of the hills and plains, especially to the S. and S.E.  In the former direction, and distant about fifteen miles, we saw on our return, the Endaw Gyee, but we could not estimate its size or figure; it is evidently however a large sheet of water; the natives say, several miles across.  From the summit, we likewise had a fine view of the country