Himalayan Journals, vol 1 | Page 5

the use of drawings, etc.
With regard to the spelling of native names, after much anxious
discussion I have adopted that which assimilates most to the English
pronunciation. For great assistance in this, for a careful revision of the
sheets as they passed through the press, and for numerous valuable
suggestions throughout, I am indebted to my fellow-traveller, Dr.
Thomas Thomson.
CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
Sunderbunds vegetation -- Calcutta Botanic Garden -- Leave for
Burdwan -- Rajah's gardens and menagerie -- Coal-beds, geology, and
plants of -- Lac insect and plant -- Camels -- Kunker -- Cowage --

Effloresced soda on soil -- Glass, manufacture of -- Atmospheric
vapours -- Temperature, etc. -- Mahowa oil and spirits -- Maddaobund
-- Jains -- Ascent of Paras-nath -- Vegetation of that mountain.

CHAPTER II.
Doomree -- Vegetation of table-land -- Lieutenant Beadle -- Birds --
Hot springs of Soorujkoond -- Plants near them -- Shells in them --
Cholera-tree -- Olibanum -- Palms, form of -- Dunwah pass -- Trees,
native and planted -- Wild peacock -- Poppy fields -- Geography and
geology of Behar and Central India -- Toddy-palm -- Ground,
temperature of -- Baroon -- Temperature of plants -- Lizard -- Cross the
Soane -- Sand, ripple-marks on -- Kymore hills -- Ground, temperature
of -- Limestone -- Rotas fort and palace -- Nitrate of lime -- Change of
climate -- Lime stalagmites, enclosing leaves -- Fall of Soane -- Spiders,
etc. -- Scenery and natural history of upper Soane valley -- Hardwickia
binata -- Bhel fruit -- Dust-storm -- Alligator -- Catechu --
Cochlospermum -- Leaf-bellows -- Scorpions -- Tortoises -- Florican --
Limestone spheres -- Coles -- Tiger-hunt -- Robbery.

CHAPTER III.
Ek-powa Ghat -- Sandstones -- Shahgunj -- Table-land, elevation, etc.
-- Gum-arabic -- Mango -- Fair -- Aquatic plants -- Rujubbund -- Storm
-- False sunset and sunrise -- Bind hills -- Mirzapore -- Manufactures,
imports, etc. -- Climate -- Thuggee -- Chunar -- Benares -- Mosque --
Observatory -- Sar-nath -- Ghazeepore -- Rose-gardens -- Manufactory
of attar -- Lord Cornwallis' tomb -- Ganges, scenery and natural history
of -- Pelicans -- Vegetation -- Insects -- Dinapore -- Patna -- Opium
godowns and manufacture -- Mudar, white and purple -- Monghyr islets
-- Hot springs of Seetakoond -- Alluvium of Ganges -- Rocks of
Sultun-gunj -- Bhaugulpore -- Temples of Mt. Manden -- Coles and
native tribes -- Bhaugulpore rangers -- Horticultural gardens.

CHAPTER IV.
Leave Bhaugulpore -- Kunker -- Colgong -- Himalaya, distant view of
-- Cosi, mouth of -- Difficult navigation -- Sand-storms --
Caragola-Ghat -- Purnea -- Ortolans -- Mahanuddy, transport of
pebbles, etc. -- Betel-pepper, cultivation of -- Titalya -- Siligoree --
View of outer Himalaya -- Terai -- Mechis -- Punkabaree -- Foot of
mountains -- Ascent to Dorjiling -- Cicadas -- Leeches -- Animals --
Kursiong, spring vegetation of -- Pacheem -- Arrive at Dorjiling --
Dorjiling, origin and settlement of -- Grant of land from Rajah -- Dr.
Campbell appointed superintendent -- Dewan, late and present --
Aggressive conduct of the latter -- Increase of the station -- Trade --
Titalya fair -- Healthy climate for Europeans and children -- Invalids,
diseases prejudicial to.

CHAPTER V.
View from Mr. Hodgson's of range of snowy mountains -- Their extent
and elevation -- Delusive appearance of elevation -- Sinchul, view from
and vegetation of -- Chumulari -- Magnolias, white and purple --
_Rhododendron Dalhousiae, arboreum_ and argentium -- Natives of
Dorjiling -- Lepchas, origin, tradition of flood, morals, dress, arms,
ornaments, diet -- Cups, origin and value -- Marriages -- Diseases --
Burial -- Worship and religion -- Bijooas -- Kumpa Rong, or Arrat --
Limboos, origin, habits, language, etc. -- Moormis -- Magras -- Mechis
-- Comparison of customs with those of the natives of Assam, Khasia,
etc.

CHAPTER VI.
Excursion from Dorjiling to Great Rungeet -- Zones of vegetation --

Tree-ferns -- Palms, upper limit of -- Leebong, tea plantations -- Ging
-- Boodhist remains -- Tropical vegetation -- Pines -- Lepcha clearances
-- Forest fires -- Boodhist monuments -- Fig -- Cane-bridge and raft
over Rungeet -- Sago-palm -- India-rubber -- Yel Pote -- Butterflies and
other insects -- Snakes -- Camp -- Temperature and humidity of
atmosphere -- Junction of Teesta and Rungeet -- Return to Dorjiling --
Tonglo, excursion to -- Bamboo, flowering -- Oaks -- Gordonia --
Maize, hermaphrodite flowered -- Figs -- Nettles -- Peepsa --
Simonbong, cultivation at -- European fruits at Dorjiling-Plains of
India.

CHAPTER VII.
Continue the ascent of Tonglo -- Trees -- Lepcha construction of hut --
Simsibong -- Climbing-trees -- Frogs -- Magnolias, etc. -- Ticks --
Leeches -- Cattle, murrain amongst -- Summit of Tonglo --
Rhododendrons -- Skimmia -- Yew -- Rose -- Aconite