Nov. 3rd.—­Passed the forenoon in ascending the hill opposite our encampment:  it is of no great height, but like all the others very steep.  To the N.W. of this has occurred a large slip, but long previous to this time; on it two or three Phaeniceous palms may be found.  Pandanus still occurs.  The hill was barren of Botany, excepting a few ferns towards base.

Nov. 4th.—­Left Laee-panee at 9.5 A.M., and reached the encampment at 3.5 P.M.  Our course diverged almost immediately from the last encampment, and we ascended for some time up the bed of a torrent.  The first hill we ascended occupied an hour, and the remainder of the day’s journey consisted of ascents and descents along the most difficult path imaginable.  All the hills are very steep, and the paths when they wind round these, are very difficult; a slip would cause a dangerous fall.  About 1 P.M. we reached two or three houses constituting a village.

From this, one has a fine view of the plains, and of the B. pooter near its exit from the hills:  it is much intersected by islets covered with jungle.  Leeches are not very numerous.  Dundoons or sand flies very annoying.  I have gathered plenty of plants, especially ferns.  Wallichia continues; Wulfenia obliqua, and a Companula were the best.  At our halting place I found the fruits of Sedgwickia in abundance.  Passed two or three streams.  Found the flowers of a large Loranthus, or rather its very large flowers on the ground.  They are eaten by the natives, but the acidity is unpleasant, owing to its being mixed with a bitter; the flowers are two inches long:  tubo 4 angulato, basi-coccinescenti, laminis viridibus interstibus carneis, coccineo lineatis praesenti transverse, antheris syngenesis. Sarcocordalis, common.

Nov. 5th.—­Left at half-past 8, and reached extensive kheties (cultivated fields) with dispersed houses at about 1 P.M.  This place is called Dilling.  Our route consisted of the same fatiguing marching:  we passed over some hills, from which we had fine views.  The first gave us a fine sight of the Patkaye mountains, {31} S.E. of Upper Assam, which reach apparently a great height.  The second, of the plains of Assam.  The exact summits of all the hills are covered with a coarse spicate Saccharum.  On one we met with a Melampyracea.  The Botany is improving greatly; two species of Viola, two fine Cyrthandraceae occurring.  I also noticed Sedgwickia again, and got abundance of ferns, a Buddleia, and a fine Amaranthacea.  Halted on a cleared ground immediately under the Red mountain so plainly seen from Jingsha.  There is now no appearance of water-falls on it, but there are several white spots owing to slips:  the brink or brim of this hill is woody, but there is a considerable space covered only with short grass.  The strata are inclined at an angle of 45 degrees.  I here got two or three fine mosses.  All the Mishmees