Descending still farther we left the downs, first coming into the scraggy woods of Oaks, Rhododendron, Quercus, chiefly Q. robur.  About here we met abundance of people going to Hazoo from Kampo; they were accompanied with asses chiefly carrying burdens of one maund weight; few goats; one yak was seen of a black colour; a low compact animal, much resembling, except in the absence of a hump, the bison:  it was not a handsome specimen.  We also passed a village to the left, containing about twenty houses, here a Nai gooroo, or person of rank, resides, and here I also got fruit-bearing specimens of Abies pendula.

Noticed, as I descended, Pyrus, Cerasus, Magnoliacea, Gaultheria arborea and frutex, Pteris aquelina, Quercus sclerophylla of Bulphai, Viburnum caerulescens and angustifola!  Rhododendron minus, Ilex!  Aspid. nidus, Gordonia, Q. lanata, Woodwardia, Rubia albiflora, Gleichenia major, Pyrus indica.  Then we came to a pretty temple built like a house, with a fine specimen of Cypress pendula, altitude of the place 7,000 feet.  From this a fine view of Roondong is obtained.

Still descending a short distance came to another temple, with a dome of the ordinary form, and a large square terraced basement, and inscribed slabs in the recesses.  Hence the ascent was very steep.  Erythrinum, Buddleia!  Indigofera!  Spiraea bella, Artemisia major!  Polygonum rheoides!  Rubus deltoidens!  Curculigo, Conaria nepalensis, Thalictrum majus!  Asparagus, Jubrung!  Oxalis corniculata, Clematis cana, Eurya ferruginea!  Santalacea australas, Pyrus malus!  Elaeocarpus!  Maesa salicifolia.  We then crossed a small torrent, and ascended about 100 feet to Roongdong; noticed Stemodia grandiflora!  Spiraea bella, Conaria, Erythrium, Elaeagnus spinosus, Salix? buds with velvet or woolly hairs, Martynia!  Hedera!  Citrus!  Woodwardia.

The transitions of the flora were this day well shewn.  The plants which indicated the greatest elevation are, Vaccinium, Abies Brunoniana, Saxifraga, or Adoxa, Q. ilecifolia, Rhododendron formosum, R. arboreum majus, Sphaeropteris, Ilex, Eurya acuminata?  Panax rhododendrofol., Berb. pinnata and B. asiatica, Mespilus, Microphylla, Juncus.

The occurrence of the Urticea at such elevation is curious, the proofs of the wonderful effects of humidity, and non-exposure were particularly shewn, between the exposed south face of the Bulphai mountain, and the north-east face which was wooded.

From scarcity of grass, horses were here seen to feed on boughs so high as to be obliged to stand on stones, to get at their food.  They are likewise fed on maize and tares; the poultry is of a large brood.  The cocks are atrociously noisy, two in particular had such lengthened, cracked or quavering voices, that they were quite a nuisance.  We put up in the house of the Dumpa or head man.  It is situated on the top of a stony, and a bitter cold place, exposed to the four winds of heaven.  House very large, and our host a little man with great airs, and a red coat or wrapper of coarse English cloth, drinks intensely.