At 9,500 feet, Rhododendron arborea, majus, Abies cupressoides, Gaultheria nummularioides flexuosa, Thibaudiacea rotundifolia, Primula Stuartii, stunted juncus.

At 9,000 feet, Q. ilecifolia, Rhododendron undulatum, Primula pulcherrima, Tetranthera nuda, Chimaphiliae!  Andropogons, Rhododendron arbor, majus, common, which varies much in size of leaves, Dalibarda, Smilax ruscoideus.

At 8,500 feet, Berberis pinnata, asiatica, Buddlaea purpurea; Eurya acuminata.

At 8,000 feet, Gnaphalium trivenium, Baptisia, Spiraea, (Gillenioid) bella, Artemisia major. 7,500 feet, Rhododend. minus arborea, Leucas ciliata, and woods of Q. robur, as usual deciduous.

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All the plants above 10,500 feet, had perished, not a single one being found in flower.  The descent was so hurried, that it was impossible to note down more plants; and the same applies to the descent to this from the halting place.  Starvation being to be added to discomfort.

Of Rhododendrons, the species observed, may be characterized as follows:—­

Floribus in racemis umbelliformibus.

1.  R. arboreum, arboreum, foliis oblongo obovatis, subtus argenteis.

2.  R. ferrugineum, arboreum, foliis obovatis, supra rugosis, subtus ferrugineis.—­No. 654.

3.   R. ----- fruticosum, foliis oblongis, subtus ferruginea
lepidotis.—­No. 652.

4.  R. ellipticum, fruticosum, foliis ellipticis.—­No. 653.

5.   R. ----- fruticosum, foliis ellipticis basi cordatis subtus glaucus
reticulatis.—­No. 659.

6.   R. ----- fruticosum, foliis lanceolato oblongis, sub-obovatis, subtus
punctatis.—­No. 655.

7.  R. undulatum, fruticosum, foliis elongati lanceolatis, undulatis subtus reticulatis.—­No. 656.

Floribus solitariis.

8.  R. microphyllum, fruticosum, lotum ferrugineo lepidotum, foliis lanceolatis parvis.

February 17th.—­Snow has fallen during the night all around, but not within 1,000 feet of us:  this will make the snow line here about 7,300 feet, the village being 6,335 supra marem.  Mildness of climate would appear to be indicated by the abundance of rice cultivation round this place, chiefly, however, about 1,000 feet below.  In every direction ranges of 9 to 12,000 feet are visible:  villages are very common, especially so in a hollow on the western side of the ravine of the Kooree, in which I counted sixteen or eighteen; one containing between thirty and forty houses.  The space alluded to is one sheet of cultivation, chiefly rice and wheat.  Linge itself is an ordinarily sized village, containing about twelve houses.  The wooded tracts cease for the most part, about 1,000 feet above this.  The face of the country, where uncultivated, being clothed with harsh Andropogoneous grasses, Salix pendula, Thuja pendula, Pyrus malus, Erythrina, Quercus, Juncus effusus, Porana of Churra, Plantago, Barleria, Polygonium rheoides, Stellaria media, Rubus deltifoliis, Cnicus, Rhodod. arboreum minus, but rare, Smithea occurs also.