The cultivated plants are those of the coast, Hyperanthera Moringa, Bixa Orellana, Calotropis gigantea, Artocarpus integrifolia, a Phyllanthus, Cordia Myxa, Carica Papaya, Citrus medica, Plantains, a large and coarse Custard Apple, Mango, Zyziphus, Cocos, Taliera, Agati.

The climate is dry and sultry, the diurnal range of the Thermometer being from 28 to 32 degrees.  At this season, viz. at 6.5 A.M. from 66 to 68; 4 P.M. from 94 to 96.  North winds are common, daily commencing from that quarter, or terminating there.  They are not accompanied by much rain, although the weather is unsettled.

May 2nd.—­A Khukeen whom Bayfield sent for tea returned, bringing with him many specimens out of flower.  The striking difference between this and the tea I have hitherto seen, consists in the smallness and finer texture of the leaves.  For although a few of the specimens had leaves measuring six by three inches, yet the generality, and these were mature, measured from four to three, by two to three.  As both entire and serrated leaves occur, the finer texture was more remarkable.  The bitterness, as well as the peculiar flavour were most evident.  Young leaves were abundant.

The Khukeens make no use of the tea.  The Chinese here talk of this as the jungle tea, and affirm that it cannot be manufactured into a good article.  They talk of the valuable sorts as being very numerous, and all as having small leaves.  Neither here nor at Mogoung are there any real Chinamen, nor is there any body who understands the process of manufacturing tea.  The caked tea is not made to adhere by the serum of sheep’s blood, it adheres owing to being thus packed before it is dry.  The plain around Bamoo is intersected by ravines, which afford good paddy cultivation; no large trees occur within 1.5 miles of the town.  At this distance a large Dipterocarpea is common.  In the underwood around the town, a Dipterocarpus, arbuscula, foliis maximis, oblongo-cordatis, Gordonia, Lagerstraemia parviflora, Elodea, Nauclea; Leguminosae 3, Gelonia, Combretum, Jasminum occur.  In the marshes Ammannia rotundifolia, Cyrilla, Azolla, Marsilea, and Salvinia, Serpicula, Ceratophyllum; a Campanula arenosa reaches thus far.

Every day indecent sights occur in the river, owing to the women bathing without clothes, and either with or near the men.  They appear to be indifferent to the concealment of their person, breasts, and hoc genus omne, being freely exposed.  They swim very well, and in a curious way.  They make their escape by squatting down in the water, unfolding their cloth, and springing up behind it.  As for the men, they appear to take a pride in exposing every part of their bodies.  No gazers-on occur among these people, such not being the fashion.

The Shan Tarooks who trade with this place use oxen in addition to other beasts of burden; the breed appears good, resembling the smaller kind of India.