The base of the rock is covered with mosses, Hepaticae, a Didymocarpus, Caelogyne and some other epiphylical orchideae, among others Bolbophyllum cylindraceum.

All these continue to its apex, except the mosses and Hepaticae, which are gained by clambering, and proceeding up fissures clothed with grasses.  The apex is rounded, presenting here and there patches of grass, Aira, and Nardus, together with a few stunted shrubs—­Viburnum, another Rhododendron, and Didymocarpus common, Caelogyne in profusion, Bolbophyllum cylindraceum in abundance, mosses, Lichens, an Allium also in abundance on the slopes, Stellaria in the woods towards the middle.

The view to the westward in particular was pretty, embracing a fine well-wooded undulated valley, with several villages and a stream of some size.  The plains of Assam and the huge Brahmapoutra were likewise seen, but not very clearly.  The distance from Myrung to the Kullung rock is certainly not less than eight miles, the time it took was 4 hours.  The altitude of the rock is 5,392 feet, temperature 76 degrees, water boiling at 202.5.  Wild hog are found round its base. {168}

October 14th.—­I left for Moleem, the march is long and fatiguing; the road leaves the Moflong road at about four miles from the village of that name, continuing over similar barren hills, clothed with scanty grass.  On reaching Morung firs become common, but they are small.  The view of Moleem, from this direction is remarkably pretty; the country being better wooded, especially with young firs, and the effect being much increased by the quantities of large boulders that occur strewn in every direction.  The Boga Panee is here a contemptible stream, not knee deep.  Moleem is a place of some size on the left bank of the river, occupying the side of a hill of considerable height.  Thermometer 7 P.M. 58 degrees.

October 15th.—­Temp. 7 A.M. 53 degrees, at 3 P.M. 70.5 degrees, water boiled at 204 degrees, altitude 4,473 feet, or perhaps rather more.  Walked towards Nogandree; between this and a stream resembling the Boga Panee there is a pretty valley, the eminences generally well-wooded with young firs.  Pretty and eligible sheltered sites might here be chosen for a Sanatarium.  The vegetation is the same as that of Moflong—­Delphinium, Ranunculus, Anemone, Potentilla, Tricyrtis, Codonopsis, Lilium giganteum, Spiraeaceae, Viola, Pyrus, Galium, Carduus, Viburna.

The woods are not very frequent, they consist, when not exclusively of Pines, chiefly of Oaks and Chesnuts.  Underwood almost entirely of Acanthaceae.  Rhus Bucki-Amelam is common here, an Oxalis occurs in very shady places with fleshy leaves, it is so large that it is scarcely referrible to O. corniculata.  Berberis asiatica is very common. 6 P.M. thermometer 58 degrees, 9 P.M. 50.5 degrees.