effects—Gardens of Lieuts. Raban and Cave—Leave Chnrra to
cross the mountain range—Kalapanee river—Lailangkot—Boga-
panee river—View of Himalaya—Age of Pine-cones—Moflong
plants—Coix—Chillong mountain—Extensive view— Road to
Syong—Broad valleys—Myrung—Kollong rock—Pine-woods—
Features of country—Orchids—Iron forges . . . . . 273
CHAPTER XXIX.
View of Himalaya from the Khasia—Great masses of snow—Chumu-
lari —Donkia — Grasses— Nunklow —Burrampooter— Tropical
forest—Borpanee—Rhododendrons—Wild elephants—Blocks of
Syenite—Return to Churra—August temperature—Leave for
Chela—Birds—Habits of leaf-insects—Curious village—Houses
—Canoes—Boga-panee river—Jheels—Chattuc—Churra—Leave
for Jyntea hills—Trading parties—Dried fish—Cherries—Cinnamon—
Fraud— Nonkreem— Granite boulders—Iron washing—
Forges—Tanks—Siberian Nymphcea—Pomrang—Patchouli plant
—Mooshye—Piteher-plant—Joowye cultivation and vegetation—
Sulky hostess—Nurtiung—Sacred grove and gigantic stone structures—
Altars—Pyramids, &c.—Origin of names—Collections—
November vegetation . . . . . . . . 294
CHAPTER XXX.
Boat voyage to Silhet—River—Palms—Fish weirs—Forests of Cachar
—Sandal-wood, &c. — Porpoises — Alligators — Silehar— Tigers
—Rice-crops —Cookies —Munniporees —Hockey—Dance —N agas
—Excursion to Munniporee frontier—Elephant bogged—Climate,
&c. of Cachar—Mosquitos—Fall of bank—Silhet—Tree-ferns—
Chattuc—Megna—Noacolly—Salt-smuggling—Delta of Ganges
and Megna—Westward progress of Megna—Tide—Waves—Dangerous
navigation—Moonlight scenes—Mud island—Chittagong—
Views—Trees—Coffee—Pepper—Excursions from Chittagong—
Guijun trees— Earthquake — Birds—Papaw—Poppy and sun
fields—Seetakoond bungalow and hill—Perpetual flame—Climate
—Leave for Calcutta—Hattiah island—Plants—Sunderbunds—
Steamer—Tides—Nipa frutica/ns—Crocodiles—Pkcenix palu-
dosa—Fishing—Otters—Departure from India . . . 317
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CHAPTER XVII.
EXCURSION TO TERAI.
Dispatch collections — Acorns — Heat — Punkabaree — Bees — Titalya__
Earthquake—Proceed to Nepal frontier—Terai, geology of—Physical
features of Himalayan valleys—Elephants, purchase of, &c.—Mechi
river Return to Titalya—Leave for Teesta—Jeelpigoree—Cooches—
Alteration in the appearance of country by fires, &c.—Grasses__
Cottages—Rajah of Cooch Behar—Condition of people—Hooli festival-r-
Ascend Teesta—Canoes—Cranes—Forest—Baikant-pore—Rummai—
Exit of Teesta—Canoe voyage down to Rangamally—Birds—Beautiful
scenery— Botanising on elephants—Willow—Iron— Lohar-ghur__
Coal and sandstone beds—Mechi fisherman—Hailstorm—Ascent to
Dorjiling.
V
H a v in g arranged tlie collections (amounting to
eighty loads) made during 1848, they were conveyed by
coolies to the foot of the hills, where carts were
provided to carry them five days’ journey to the
Mahanuddee river, which flows into the Ganges,
whence they were transported by water to Calcutta.
On the 27th of February, I left Dorjiling to join
Mr. Hodgson, at Titalya on the plains. The weather
was raw, cold, and threatening; snow lay here and
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