nding the Irrawaddi

and halted about tw

vided by churs; no large grasses to be seen, and the vegetation is arid. Bombax is the chief tree: Mudar and Zizyphus occur: Guilandina, Crotolaria a larg

d with the Burmese at the close of the late war. It is an ordinary mango, near a pagoda on a plain with two large fig trees. I counted to-day 28 boats sailing up betwe

dling sized village on the left ba

one Ehretiacea appears to be new. Hares are very common. Likewise red and painted Partridges, and Quail. Carthamus and Tobacco are cultivated, specially the latter at Meengian. The most common tree here, is Urticea procera? which has

sorts. The surface of the country is raviny, and the vegetation continues precisely the same. Bel

f vegetation. The hills present a curious appearance of ridges

opposit

the left bank, and as in other places, consisting

lls on the right bank present the same features; passed Pukangnai, a large village on the left bank. Passe

Vegetation is the same, but more stunted; fossil wood is common, especially in the bottom of ravines. {147} Of fossils very few were seen, but more are to be procured by

ngma-thoat, where Zizyphus is extremely c

Capparis pandurata et altera species arborea, Murraya rare, Gossypium frutex 6-8-petal, Xanthophyllum blue, petiolis alatis of Tagoung, Sid? sp. On the righ

below this runs between two ranges of low hills, similar in every respect to those already pas

of some importance. Many boats lying in the stream. The country, is of the same dry

he right bank, at 6 A.M. Adelia nerei

te, neither of these villages large. Ficus and

hin the influence of the Monsoon

r side of the river are higher and better wooded than before o

hey find gold, silver, and rubies by washing the s

singular hills formed of veins of slaty, tabular, brown rock, this is very conspicuous

o, just above M

ition to the usual plants a Lagerstr?mia occurs, which attains the size of a middling tree, and a frutescent Hypericum, Aristolochia, and Hedyotis occur. Strong south wind prevails so that we can make no progress whatever, I therefore went into the jungle and found Stravadium, a fine Bignonia foliis pinnatis, floribus maximis, fere spitham. infundibulif. subbilabiat. lacinus crispatis: one or two Acanthace?, two

a village on the r

xcellent place of anchorage in still water, protected by

ut above this it expands. These hills are rather bare: n

a Scilloid plant out of flower is common. Aroideum, similar to that of Katha,

erhaps connects this order with Myrtace?; Punica from this is certainly distinct, owing pr?ter a

ove alluded to, i

ras foliiformas ad vaginam redacta, superiora petiolique purpureo-brunnei, vernatione involutiva, flores soli

m, sepalis lanceolato-oblongis a

m product, et inter loculos in carinam (carneam) purpuream, loculi angustissimi, viridis, alabastrus

ll () {149}, stylus conicus, o

monoici Per. 4,

s: opposite the pagodas it is of brick, and beyond this a long line of houses or huts extends; there is no appearance of improvement going on. The hills on the opposite side present the same features, trees just commencing to

yond this expands; no hills were seen near this part of the river; some way

ur, extending close along the right bank, and which, as well as the dist

t way, but soon cease. They are covered with Teak, scarped, and many images are carved in the recesses o

Talownmo

continues. Kioungee; palmyra trees continue in plenty. Talipat never seen dead, but with its inflorescence. Pa

left bank, at which ma

, and those of the Islands are covered with moderate s

Thendan, o

seen, but as the river is sub-divided, one must not judge from this and the

noticed Acrostichum difforme; Epiphytical Orchi

Palmyras were seen, together with a few Areca. At 4 P.M. I saw at Zulone myoo, for the first time during the descent, a Crocodile, w

as that of Assam; the river here re

e about six miles above

s is a large place, on the right

nk, three miles below Donai-b

oungdoa is a middling sized village, situated about a mile from the mouth or entrance, at which were observed plenty of boats. The banks of the river are here grassy; tall Saccharum and Arundo occur, but not so la

, a small village

es, Cyperace?, Soneralia acida, Avicennia, Stravadium, Croton malv?folium are very common, Creni sp. C?salpinia, and a leguminous tree, fructibus 1-spermis, drupa

quite flat, admirable

a apetala less common, but becomes more so as we approach Rangoon, it is an elegant tree with pendulous branchlets. Heritiera is ve