abrupt, and strongly influences the tea, only a few small straggles being visible in that direction.  The jungle here was choked with grasses, and the large viscous Acanthaceae of which we have elsewhere en route seen such abundance.  The tree evidently, even in its large state, owes little gratitude to the sun, at least for direct rays, none of which I should think ever reach it.  The Singfos however say, that it will only thrive in the shade.  We halted after gathering a crop of leaves under a fine Dillenia, which was loaded with its fruit.  Here the Singfos demonstrated the mode in which the tea is prepared among them.  I must premise, however, that they use none but young leaves.  They roasted or rather semi-roasted the leaves in a large iron vessel, which must be quite clean, stirring them up and rolling them in the hands during the roasting.  When duly roasted, they expose them to the sun for three days; some to the dew alternately with the sun.  It is then finally packed into bamboo chungas, into which it is tightly rammed.  The ground on which it occurs is somewhat raised above the plain adjoining the village, as we passed over two hillocks on our route to the tea, and the descent did not evidently counterbalance the ascent.

Jan. 17th.—­We arrived at Kujoo-doo this afternoon, having passed through a great extent of jungle, which I am sorry to say presented the usual features.  We crossed the Deboro once during our march, and several tributary streams which, as may be supposed, from the size of the larger recipient river, are excessively insignificant.  The soil throughout, a good part seemed to be of clay.  The only plants of interest we found were two Bambusae in flower, and two species of Meniscium, and a Polypodium venulis tertiariis simplicibus.  A Sarcopyramis Sonerilae was also found, but rather past flowering, and an Acrostichum? or Lomaria?  We did not observe any ravinules or hollows, although mounds were by no means uncommon.

Jan. 18th.—­We proceeded in a Southerly direction, and after marching for nearly seven hours arrived at, and encamped on, a largish plain, on which paddy had been extensively cultivated.  The whole route lay through a vast and deep jungle, the road running partly on the side of an old bund:  part of our road was through very wet ground, part through rather dry elevated woods, bamboos of two species occurred abundantly.  We saw several vast specimens of Dipterocarpus, one which had been cut down measured from the base to first branch 110 feet.  Ferns still continue in excess.  I gathered another species of Sarcopyramis; a Goodyera, Chrysobaphus Roxburghii in flower, but rare; and an Apostasia not in flower.