Chapter XLI: Appendix: A (6)

Ganges, fall of, i. 71; scenery of, i. 79. Gangetic delta, ii. 340; head of, ii. 252. Gangtok Kajee, ii. 229. Gardeners, native, i. 93. Gardens, Bhaugulpore, i. 91; Burdwan, i. 6; Calcutta Botanic, i. 3, ii. 244; Lieutenants Raban and Cave’s, ii. 284; Sir Lawrence Peel’s, i. 2. Garnets, amorphous, (note) ii. 123; sand of, i. 80, 371. Garrows, ii. 272. _Gaultheria,_ ii. 22, 182. Gelookpa, Boodhist sect. (note) i. 366. Geology of Choongtam, ii. 27; Khasia mountains, ii. 323; outer Himalaya, i. 406, Paras-nath, i. 32. _Geranium,_ ii. 19. Ghassa mountains, (note) ii. 166. Ghazeepore, i. 78. Giantchi, ii. 168, (note) ii. 131. Glaciers of Chango-khang, ii. 115; Donkia, ii. 136; Himalaya, ii. 57; Kambachen, i. 260; Kinchinjhow, ii. 134, 180; Lachen Valley, ii. 78; Yangma Valley, i. 246. Glory, ornament resembling, ii. 86; round deities’ heads, ii. 195. _Gnaphalium luteo-album,_ i. 80. Gnarem Mountain, ii. 18. Gneiss, characters of, (note) ii. 128; cleavage of, ii. 91; flexures of, i. 406. Gnow, (wild sheep), ii. 132. Goa, (antelope), ii. 157. Goats, poisoned by Rhododendrons, ii. 150; shawl-wool, ii. 88. Godowns, opium, i. 83. Goitre, i. 134. Goliath beetles, ii. 98. Goomchen, (tail-less rat), ii. 156. Goong ridge, i. 180. _Gordonia Wallichii,_ i. 102, 157. Gorh, ii. 10; Lama of, ii. 11. Goruck-nath, figure of, ii. 195, (note) i. 323. Gossamer spiders, i. 81, _Goughia,_ ii. 33. Gram, i. 13. Grand trunk-road, i. 10, 11. Granite, blocks of, ii. 310; cleavage planes of (note), i. 345; of Kinchinjhow (note), ii. 287, (note), ii. 128; phenomena of, i. 308. Grant, Dr., i. 90; Mr. J. W., report on Dorjiling, i. 116. Grapes, cultivation of, i. 92; wild in Sikkim, ii. 187. Grasses, absence of on outer Himalaya, i. 113; gigantic, i. 385. Gravel terraces and beds in Terai, i. 378, 380, 382, 401. Great Rungeet river, cross, i. 287; excursion to, i. 142. Greenstone of Khasia, ii. 287. Griffith, Dr., i. 3; (note) ii. 40, 244. _Grislea tomentosa,_ (note) i. 16. Grouse, Himalayan, ii. 113. Grove, sacred in Khasia, ii. 319. _Guatteria longifolia,_ i. 82. Gubroo, i. 345. Guitar, Tibetan, i. 304. Gum arabic, i. 60; of _Cochlospermum,_ i. 53; of _Olibanum,_ i. 29. Gunpowder, manufacture of, i. 9. Guobah of Wallanchoon, i. 217, 230. Gurjun trees, ii. 345, 348. _Gyrophora,_ ii. 130.

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Hailstorm, i. 405. Halo, i. 69; seen from Donkia, ii. 129. _Hamamelis chinensis,_ ii. 318. Hamilton, Mr. C., i. 65. _Hardwickia binata,_ i. 50, 54. Hares, Terai, i. 399; Tibetan, ii. 157. Harrum-mo, (wild tribe), ii. 14. Hattiah island, removal of land from, ii. 353. Haze on plains, i. 374, 375. Hee hill, i. 371. _Helicteres Asoca_ (note), i. 16. _Helwingia,_ i. 126. Herbert, Major, report on Dorjiling, i. 116. _Hierochlœ,_ ii. 115. Himalaya, distant view of, i. 96; vegetation and scenery of outer, i. 108; view of from Khasia, ii. 287, 289, 297. _Hippophæ,_ ii. 43. _Hodgsonia,_ i. 395; ii. 7; _heteroclita,_ ii. 350. Hodgson, Mr., i. 122; join in Terai, i. 376; view from house, i. 123. _Holigarna,_ varnish from, ii. 330. Hollyhock, ii. 105. Honey poisoned by Rhododendron flowers, i. 201; preservation of bodies in, ii. 276; seekers, ii. 16. Hooli festival, i. 73, 389. Hopkins, Mr., on elevation of mountains, i. 326. Hornbills, i. 187. Hornets, ii. 26. Horse-chestnut, Indian, i. 394. Horse, wild, ii. 172. Hot-springs, boy passes night in, ii. 184; of Momay, ii. 133, 180; Seetakoond, i. 88; Soorujkoond, i. 27; Yeumtong, ii. 116. House, Lama’s, i. 317; Tibetan, at Yangma, i. 242; Wallanchoon, i. 211. _Houttynia,_ ii. 7. _Hydnocarpus,_ ii. 7. _Hydropeltis_ (note), ii. 318.

I

Ice, accumulation of, ii. 47; action of, i. 353 (note), ii. 121; transport of plants in, ii. 247. _Imperata cylindrica,_ i. 385. India-rubber tree, i. 102; ii. 13. Indo-Chinese races, i. 140. _Infusoria_ at 17,000 feet, ii. 123. Inglis, Mr. H., ii. 265. Insects at 4000 feet, ii. 18; Choongtam (5000 feet), ii. 26; Dorjiling (note), ii. 98; Lamteng (8000 feet), ii. 37; Momay (15,300 feet), ii. 132; Tallum (12,000 feet), ii. 68; Tunga (13,000 feet), ii. 93; Zemu river (12,000 feet) ii. 59; Zemu Samdong (9000 feet), ii. 65. Iron forges, chime of hammers, ii. 296; sand, ii. 310; smelting of, in Khasia, ii. 310; stone, i. 401. Irvine, Dr., i. 82. Islumbo pass, i. 280. Ivy, ii. 32.

J

Jaws, i. 18, 90. Japanese plants in Sikkim, i. 126; ii. 39. Jarool (_Lagerstrœmia_), ii. 327. Jasper rocks, i. 50. Jatamansi, i. 217. Jeelpigoree, i. 384; rajah of, i. 389. Jerked meat, i. 214; ii. 183. Jews’ harp, Tibetan, i. 338; ii. 219. Jhansi-jeung, _see_ Giantchi, ii. 168. Jheels, ii. 256, 309; brown waters of, ii. 263. Jigatzi (note), ii. 125, 171; temperature of, ii. 171. Job’s tears, cultivation of, ii. 289. Jongri, i. 349. Joowye, ii. 316. Jos, image of, at Yangma, i. 236. Jummul river, ii. 253. _Juncus bufonius,_ i. 80, 230. Jung Bahadoor, ii. 239, 243. Juniper, black, sketch of, ii. 55. _Juniperus recurva,_ ii. 28, 45. Junnoo mountain, i. 123, 258, 264. Jyntea hills, ii. 314.

K

_Kadsura,_ ii. 6. Kajee, i. 182. Kala-panee, ii. 285. Kambachen, or Nango pass, i. 250; top of, i. 253; village, i. 257. Kambajong, ii. 125. Kanglachem pass, i. 246. Kanglanamo pass, i. 271, 341, 350. Katior-pot (_Hodgsonia_), ii. 7. Katong-ghat, ii. 233. Kaysing Mendong (note), i. 286, 332. Keadom, ii. 101. Kenroop-bi (_Dentaria_), ii. 47. Khabili valley, i. 278. Khamba mountains, ii. 167. Khasia, climate of, ii. 282; geology of, ii. 323; leave, ii. 323; people of, ii. 273. Khawa river, i. 193. Khutrow (_Abies Smithiana_), ii. 25. Kiang, ii. 172. Kiang-lah mountains, ii. 124, 167. Kidnapping, i. 341. Kinchinjhow, ii. 41, 80, 84, 140; glacier of, ii. 134, 180. Kinchinjunga, i. 344; circuit of, i. 381; view of from Bhomtso, ii. 165; from Choongtam, ii. 14, 188; from Donkia pass, ii. 126; from Dorjiling, i. 123; from Sebolah, ii. 142; from Thlonok, ii. 50. Kishengunj, i. 98; ii. 249. Kollong rock, ii. 293. Kongra Lama, ii. 155; pass, ii. 80. Kosturah (musk-deer), i. 269. Kubra, i. 123, 272. Kulhait river, i. 281, 370; valley, i. 282. Kumpa Lepchas i. 137; Rong, i. 137. Kunker, i. 12, 29, 50, 89, 94. Kursiong, i. 109, 110, 405. Kurziuk, i. 284. Kuskus, i. 42. Kymore hills, geology of, i. 32; sandstone of, i. 39.

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Lac, i. 9. Lacheepia, ii. 112. Lachen-Lachoong river, ii. 14, 186. Lachen Phipun, ii. 22, 43, 149; conduct of, ii. 61; tent of, ii. 78. Lachen river, ii. 30; length of, and inclination of bed, ii. 176. Lachoong Phipun, ii. 105; valley, headstreams of, ii. 120; village, ii. 103; revisited, ii. 183. _Lagerstrœmia grandiflora,_ i. 401. _Reginæ,_ ii. 327. Laghep, ii. 197. _Lagomys badius,_ ii. 156. _Lagopus Tibetanus,_ i. 93. Lailang-kot, ii. 286. Lake-beds in Yangma valley, i. 232, 234, 238, 244. Lakes caused by moraines, ii. 119. Lamas, arrival of at Tumloong, ii. 224; dance of, i. 228; music of, i. 313; ii. 218; Pemiongchi, ii. 225; of Sikkim, i. 290; of Simonbong, i. 174; worship of, i. 365; ii. 178. Lamteng, ii. 34, 96, 148. Landslips, ii. 16, 20, 97, 115. Larch Himalayan, i. 255; sketch of, ii. 55. _Larix Griffithii,_ i. 255; ii. 44. Lassoo Kajee, ii. 2. Laurels, i. 162. Lautour, Mr., ii. 345. Leaf-insect, ii. 305. Lebanon, Cedar of, i. 256. _Lecidea geographica,_ i. 221, 352; ii. 130; _oreina,_ ii. 179. Leebong, i. 143. Leeches, i. 107, 167; ii. 17; upper limit of, ii. 54. _Leguminosæ,_ absence of in Himalaya, i. 112. Lelyp, i. 205. _Lemma minor,_ i. 306. Lemon-bushes, wild, ii. 233. Lepchas, i. 127; diseases of, i. 134; dress and ornaments of, i. 130; ii. 194; food of, i. 132; music of, i. 133; peaceable character of, i. 128, 136. _Lepus hispidus,_ i. 399; _oiostolus,_ ii. 158. _Leucas,_ a weed in fields, i. 383. _Leuculia gratissima,_ i. 193, 276; _Pinceana,_ ii. 286. _Leycesteria,_ i. 206. Lhassa (note), ii. 168; notices of, i. 299; ii. 27, 172. Lichens, Arctic, i. 352; ii. 130, 165, 179. _Licuala peltata_ (note), i. 143. Lignite, i. 403. Liklo mountain, ii. 50. _Lilium giganteum_ (note), ii. 33. Little Rungeet, cross, i. 157, 175; guardhouse at, i. 371; source of, i. 181. Limboos, i. 137; language of, i. 138. Lime, deposit of, i. 407; ii. 97; nitrate of, i. 43. Limestone, at Rotas, i. 40; nummulite, ii. 266, 346; of Churra, ii. 278; spheres of, i. 55; Tibetan, ii. 177. Lime-tuff, impression of leaves on, i. 44. _Limosella aquatica,_ i. 230. _Linaria ramosissima,_ i. 42. Lingcham, i. 281, 313; Kajee of, i. 282, 284, 371. Lingo cane-bridge, ii. 12. _Linum trigynum_ (note), i. 16. Lister, Colonel, ii. 329. Lizard, i. 37; ticks on, i. 37. Lohar-ghur, i. 402. Luminous wood, ii. 151. Lushington, Mr., sent to Dorjiling, ii. 227. _Lycopodium clavatum,_ ii. 19. _Lyellia crispa,_ ii. 19. _Lymnæa Hookeri,_ ii. 156.

M

Machoo valley, ii. 109. Maddaobund, i. 18. _Magnolia, Campbellii,_ i. 125, 166; _excelsa,_ i. 125; distribution of (note), i. 166. Magras, aborigines of Sikkim, i. 139. Mahaldaram, i. 111. Mahanuddy river, i. 98, 375; ii. 250. Mahaser, a kind of carp, i. 398. Mahowa, i. 16, 63. Maidan (term as applied to Tibet), ii. 170. Mainom mountain camp on, i. 307; summit of, i. 310. Maitrya, the coming Boodh, i. 357. Maize, hermaphrodite, i. 157; roasted, ii. 78. Malayan plants in Himalaya, ii. 39. Maldah, ii. 250. Mamloo, village and waterfalls of, ii. 278. Mango, blossoming, i. 61. Mani, or praying-cylinder, i. 135, 172, 211; turned by water, i. 206. _Mantis_ of Khasia, ii. 305. _Marlea,_ ii. 33. Marmot, i. 93; head and feet of, ii. 106. Martins’ nest, spiders in, i. 46. May-fly at 17,000 feet, ii. 141. M’Lelland, Dr., i. 3. Mealum-ma (nettle), ii. 189, 336. Mechi fisherman, i. 404; river, i. 383; tribe, i. 101, 140. _Meconopsis,_ i. 81; ii. 281; _Nepalensis,_ ii. 53. Meepo, i. 198; house of, ii. 194; joined by, ii. 11; wife of, ii. 193. Megna, altered course of, ii. 341; navigation of, ii. 338. _Melastoma,_ ii. 18. Mendicant, Tibetan, ii. 189. Mendong, i. 211, 332; Kaysing (note), i. 286. _Menziesia,_ ii. 113. _Mesua ferrea,_ ii. 328. Midsummer, weather at, ii. 59. Mirzapore, i. 64. Moflong, ii. 288. Momay Samdong, arrival at, ii. 118; climate of, ii. 143; second visit to, ii. 180. Monastic establishments of Sikkim, i. 367. Monghyr, i. 87. Monkeys, i. 278; ii. 37. Mon Lepcha, i. 342. _Monotropa,_ ii. 19. Monuments of Khasia, ii. 319. Moormis, i. 139. Mooshye, ii. 314. Moosmai, ii. 268. Moraines, ancient, at Lachoong, ii. 104; at Tallum, ii. 67; at Yangma, i. 231, 246; extensive, ii. 118; indicating changes of climate, i. 380. Morung of Nepal, i. 378, 382. Mountains, deceptive appearance of, ii. 127. Moss of puff-ball, ii. 13. Mudar (_Calotropis_), i. 86. Muddunpore, i. 35. Mugs at Chittagong, ii. 345. Mulberry, wild, i. 151. Mules, Tibetan (note), ii. 228. Mungeesa Peak, i. 55. Munnipore dance, ii. 331; frontier, ii. 334; (note), ii. 329. _Murraya exotica,_ i. 44. Murwa beer, i. 133, 175, 285, 291; grain, i. 133. Mushroom, eatable, ii. 47. Musk-deer, i. 209; ii. 37. Muslin, Dacca, ii. 254. Mutton, dried saddles of, ii. 183. Myong valley (East Nepal), i. 181. Myrung, ii. 292. Mywa Guola, i. 137; sunk thermometer at, i. 198.

N

Nagas, ii. 332. Nageesa (_Mesua ferrea_), ii. 320. Namten, ii. 223. Nango mountain i. 236; or Kambachen pass, i. 250. Nanki mountain, i. 183. Napleton Major, i. 92. _Nardostachys Jatamansi,_ i. 217; (note), ii. 164. _Nauclea cordifolia,_ i. 26; _parvifolia,_ i. 26. Neongong temple, i. 311. Nepal, East, journey to, i. 178. Nepalese Himalaya, i. 125. Nepenthes, ii. 315. Nettles, i. 157; gigantic, i. 182; ii. 188. Nightingales, i. 332. Nimbus of the ancients (note), ii. 195. Ningma, Boodhist sect (note), i. 366. _Nipa fruticans,_ i. 1; ii. 355. Nishung, or Moormis, i. 139. Noacolly, ii. 339; extension of land at, ii. 341. Nonkreem, ii. 310. Nummulites of Khaaia limestone, ii. 325. Nunklow, ii. 300. Nunnery at Tumloong, ii. 191. Nursing, i. 124, 347. Nurtiung, ii. 318. Nut, Himalayan, ii. 114. Nutmegs, wild, ii. 353. _Nymphæa pygmæa,_ ii. 312.

O

Oaks, i. 109; distribution of in India (note), ii. 336; Sikkim, i. 157; upper limit of, ii. 114. Observatory at Benares, i. 74. Oil of _Bassia butyracea,_ i. 151; of _B. latifolia,_ i. 16; Kuskus, i. 42; mustard, linseed, and rape, i. 13; uggur, ii. 328; wood, ii. 348. _Olax scandens,_ i. 31. _Olibanum,_ Indian, i. 29. Olivine (note), ii. 123. Omerkuntuk, i. 32. Onglau (mushroom), ii. 47. Opium, East Indian, cultivation and manufacture of, i. 83; quality of, i. 85. _Opuntia,_ i. 205. _Orchideæ,_ growth of in Khasia, ii. 321; of Khasia, ii. 281. _Orobanche,_ Himalayan, i. 262; _Indica,_ i. 16. Ortolan, i. 98. Otters, i. 198. _Ovis Ammon,_ i. 244; ii. 132; skulls of, i. 249. _Oxalis sensitiva,_ i. 102. _Oxytropis Chiliophylla_ (note), ii. 164.

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Pacheem, i. 111; vegetation of, i. 112. Painom river, ii. 167. Palibothra, i. 90. Palms, distribution of in Sikkim, i. 143; fan, i. 29; of Khasia, ii. 267. Palung plains, ii. 84, 152; view of from Sebolah, ii. 142. _Pandanus,_ i. 300; ii. 9. Papaw, ii. 350. Paper, manufactory at Dunkotah, i. 190; of _Astragalus,_ ii. 162; of _Daphne_ and _Edgeworthia,_ i. 205, 303; ii. 162; of Tibet, ii. 162. _Papilio Machaon,_ ii. 65; (note), ii. 68. Paras-nath, i. 12, 32; geology of, i. 32; summit of, i. 21. _Paris,_ ii. 18. _Parochetus communis,_ ii. 50. Patchouli plant, ii. 314. Patna, i. 82. Pawn, i. 99. Peaches, Sikkim, i. 158; cultivation of, ii. 185. Peacock wild, i. 30. Peat at Calcutta, ii. 341. Pea-violet, ii. 309. Peel, Sir L., garden of, i. 2. Peepsa, i. 157. Pelicans, mode of feeding, i. 80. Pemberton, Capt., treatment of his embassy in Bhotan (note), ii. 202. Pemiongchi temple, i. 327. Pemmi river (East Nepal), i. 192. Pepper, Betel, i. 99. Perry Mr., i. 98. Peuka-thlo, ii. 81. Phadong Goompa, ii. 192; confinement at, ii. 209. Phari, ii. 110. Pheasant (Kalidge), i. 255; horned, ii. 37. Phedangbos (Limboo priests), i. 138. Phenzong Goompa, ii. 192. Phieungoong, i. 332; ii. 198. Phipun, Lachen, ii. 22, 149; of Lachoong, ii. 105. _Phœnix acaulis,_ i. 145; (note), i. 143, 400; dwarf, i. 22, 382; _paludosa,_ i. 1; ii. 355; _sylvestris,_ i. 88. Phosphorescent wood, ii. 151. _Photinia,_ ii. 22. Phud (Tibet mendicant), ii. 186. _Phyllanthus emblica,_ i. 273; (note), i. 16. _Picrorhiza,_ i. 272. Pigeons, ii. 37. Pines, gigantic, ii. 108; Himalayan, i. 256; ii. 44, 198; rarity of in Sikkim, i. 169. _Pinguicula,_ ii. 40. _Pinus excelsa,_ ii. 45, 105; _Khasiana,_ ii. 282, 288, 301; _longifolia,_ i. 145, 182, 278, 280; ii. 3, 45. _Piptanthus Nepalensis,_ ii. 5. Pitcher-plant, ii. 315. _Plantago_ leaves, used to dress wounds, ii. 75. Plantain, scarlet-fruited, ii. 309; wild, i. 143. Plants, English, on Soane river, i. 45; English, on Ganges, i. 80; temperature of, i. 36; of English genera in Terai (note), i. 398. _Plectocomia,_ i. 143. Plumbago, i. 407; ii. 46. _Poa annua,_ i. 118, 221; _laxa,_ ii. 123. Poa (fibre of _Bœmeria_), i. 157. _Podocarpus neriifolia_ (note), i. 256. _Podostemon_ (note), ii. 314. Poisoners, i. 65. Poisoning of goats by rhododendrons, ii. 150; of Bhoteeas by arum-roots, ii. 75. _Polygonum cymosum,_ ii. 31. _Polypodium proliferum,_ i. 50. Pomrang, ii. 313. Pony, Tibetan, i. 118; ii. 75; (note), ii. 131. Poppy, cultivation of, i. 31; ii. 352. Porcupine, i. 205. _Potamogeton natans,_ i. 306. Potatos, culture of in East Nepal, i. 259; Khasia, ii. 277; Sikkim, i. 158. _Pothos,_ ii. 18. Praong (bamboo), i. 158, 313. _Primula petiolaris,_ i. 306; _Sikkimensis,_ ii. 77. _Prinsepia_ (note), ii. 102, 291. _Procapra picticaudata,_ ii. 157. _Prunella,_ ii. 132; _vulgaris,_ ii. 66. _Prunus,_ used for fodder, i. 359. _Pteris aquilina,_ ii. 19; (note), ii. 53. Pullop-bi (_Polygonum_), ii. 31. Pulse accelerated at great elevations, ii. 131, 142. Pundim mountain, i. 345; cliff of, i. 346. Pundua, ii. 264. Punkabaree, i. 102, 374, 403. Purnea, i. 97. _Pyrola,_ ii. 43.

Q

Quartz-beds folded, i. 406; blocks in Falkland Islands (note), ii. 179. _Quercus semecarpifolia,_ i. 187. Quoits, i. 338.

R

Raban, Lieut., ii. 333; garden of at Churra, ii. 84. Radiation, powerful in valleys, i. 209. Rageu (deer), ii. 98. Rain-fall at Churra, ii. 282; at Noacolly, ii. 340; diminution of at Rotas, i. 43; in Sikkim (Appendix), 412; Silchar, ii. 334. Rajah, Sikkim, audience of, i. 302; poverty of, i. 303; (note), ii. 216; presents from, ii. 64; punishment of, ii. 246; residence of, ii. 191, 217. Raj-ghat i. 44. Rajmahal hills, i. 95. Raklang pass, i. 292. Ramchoo lake (of Turner), ii. 143, 167. Rampore Bauleah, ii. 251. Ranee of Sikkim, presents from, ii. 227. Rangamally, i. 393. _Ranunculus aquatilis,_ ii. 156; _hyperboreus_ (note), ii. 112; _sceleratus,_ i. 45, 80. Ratong river, i. 358. Rat, tail-less, ii. 156. Red snow, absence of in Himalaya, ii. 117. Release from confinement, ii. 237. Reptiles of Khasia, ii. 305; of Sikkim, ii. 25. _Rhododendrons,_ i. 166, 167; alpine, i. 220; ii. 58; _anthopogon,_ i. 220, 349; _arboreum,_ i. 126, 200, 274, 275, 276; ii. 125; _argenteum,_ i. 116, 358; ii. 6; _Aucklandii,_ ii. 25; _barbatum,_ i. 166, 274; _campylocarpum,_ i. 261; _Dalhousiæ,_ i. 126, 162; ii. 25; distribution of at Chola (note), ii. 197; _Edgeworthii,_ ii. 25; _Falconeri,_ i. 272, 274, 307; flowering of at different elevations, ii. 181; _formosum,_ ii. 301; _Hodgsoni,_ i. 250, 274; leaves curled by cold, ii. 199; _nivale,_ ii. 89, 155; of Churra, ii. 282; poisoning of goats by, ii. 150; _setosum,_ i. 220, 349; superb at Choongtam, ii. 186. Rhubarb, gigantic, ii. 58; used as tobacco, ii. 152. Rice-paper plant (note), i. 359. Rice, Sikkim, i. 155; upper limit of cultivation, ii. 105. Ringpo, ii. 196. Ripple-mark on sandstone, i. 43, 63. Rivers, diurnal rise and fall of, ii. 69; of West Bengal, i. 33; temperature of, ii. 60; velocity of, ii. 99. Rocks, absence of scratched in Sikkim, ii. 120; falling, ii. 57; moutonnéed, ii. 136; moved by frosts, etc., ii. 179; retention of heat by, i. 222; strike of in Tibet, ii. 177. Rong (name of Lepchas), i. 127. _Rosa involucrata,_ ii. 250; _macrophylla,_ ii. 43; _sericea,_ i. 168. Rose Gangetic, (_Rosa involucrata_), ii. 255; gardens, i. 78; large-flowered, ii. 43. Rotas-ghur, i. 40; palace, i. 42. _Rottlera tinctoria,_ i. 315. Rummai, i. 394. Ryott valley, ii. 190.

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Saddle, Tibetan, i. 296. Sakkya, invocation of, i. 229; Sing, i. 321; Thoba, i. 331. Sakkyazong, i. 186, ii. 66. Sal, i. 21. _Salix tetrasperma,_ i. 400; _Babylonica,_ ii. 32. _Salmonidæ,_ distribution of in Asia, (note) ii. 183. Salt, country in Tibet, ii. 124; monopoly of by Indian Government, ii. 339. _Salvinia,_ ii. 338. Sandal-wood, red, ii. 328. Sandstone of Kala-panee, ii. 286; of Khasia, ii. 267; of Kymore hills, i. 39; of Terai, i. 379, 402; slabs of, i. 60. Sara (crane) breeding in Tibet (note), ii. 161. Sar-nath, i. 77. Satpura range, i. 32. _Satyrium Nepalense_ (note), ii. 102. _Saussurea,_ bladder-headed, ii. 109; _gossypina,_ i. 225. _Saxifraga,_ arctic, i. 81; _ciliaris,_ ii. 280; (note) ii. 100. _Scirpus triquetra_ (note), ii. 96. _Scitamineæ,_ ii. 18. Sconce, Mr., ii. 345. Scorpions, i. 53. Scratched rocks, absence of in Sikkim, ii. 120. Seal of Bhotan Rajah, i. 372. Seasons of vegetation in Sikkim, ii. 182. Sebolah pass, ii. 141. Seetakoond bungalow and hill, ii. 352; hot springs of, i. 88; perpetual flame at, ii. 352. Sepoys, Lepcha and Tibetan, ii. 235. Shahgunj, i. 60. Shales, carbonaceous in Terai, i. 403. Sheep, breeding of, ii. 150; feeding on rhododendron leaves, i. 261; grazed at 16,000 feet, ii. 89; at 18,000 feet, ii. 170; Tibetan, i. 272; wild, i. 243, ii. 132. Sheergotty, i. 31. Shell-lac, i. 9. Shells, ii. 7; alpine, ii. 156. Shepherd’s purse, i. 221. Shigatzi (_see_ Jigatzi). Shooting, prejudice against, ii. 40. Showa (stag) antlers of, ii. 214. Shrubs, northern limits of, ii. 118. Siberian plants in Himalaya, ii, 38, 66, 63, 74. Sidingbah (note), i. 274, 276. Sikkim, climate of, i. 160; Rajah, i. 116, 298; vegetation, i. 168; Dewan, i. 298. Silchar, ii. 328. Silhet, ii. 326, 335; leave, ii. 337. Siligoree, i. 375, 399. Silok-foke, Lama of, ii. 4. Simonbong temple, i. 172. _Simulium,_ i. 157. Sinchul, ascent of, i. 124, 125; plants of, i. 125. Singdong, ii. 223. Singtam Soubah, ii. 15; at Chola, ii. 201; dismissal of, ii. 210; illness of, ii. 72; joined by, ii. 64. Singtam village, ii. 14. Sissoo, i. 395. Sitong, ii. 153. _Skimmia,_ i. 126; _laureola,_ i. 167. Sleeman, Major, reports on Thuggee, i. 67. Slopes, inclination of in Sikkim, i. 327. _Smilacina_ (a pot-herb), ii. 48. Snake-king, image of, i. 369, (note) i. 328. Snakes, ii. 25, 305. Snow, perpetual, ii. 116, 128, 169; phenomena of (note), i. 252; shades, i. 357; storms, i. 355. Snowy Himalaya, views of from Tonglo i. 184; very deceptive appearance of, i. 124. Soane, i. 35; cross, i. 38, 45, 53; elevation of bed, i. 46; mouth of, i. 82; pebbles, i. 33, 91; plants in bed of, i. 45. Soda, sesqui-carbonate of, i. 13; effloresced, ii. 157. Soil, temperature of, i. 35, 36, 45, 158, 170, 186, 219, 247; at Bhomsong, i. 305. Songboom, i. 361. Soormah river, ii. 261; basin of, ii. 256. Soorujkoond, hot-springs of, i. 27. Sound, produced by boulders in rivers, ii. 48; transmission of, i. 253. _Sparganium ramosum_ (note), ii. 96. _Sphærostema,_ ii. 33. _Sphynx atropos,_ i. 46. Spiders in martins’ nests, i. 46. _Spondias mangifera,_ i. 82. Squirrels, i. 46. Stainforth, Mr., house at Pomrang, ii. 313; at Silhet, ii. 335. _Sterculia fœtida,_ i. 39. Stick lac, i. 9. Sticks, warming (note), ii. 154. _Stipa,_ ii. 132. _Stauntonia,_ i. 112. Strawberry of the plains, i. 395; alpine, ii. 108. _Struthiopteris,_ ii. 68. _Strychnos potatorum,_ i. 50. _Stylidium,_ ii. 336. _Styloceras ratna,_ i. 399. Sulkun, i. 56. Sultangunj, rocks of, i. 90. Sundeep island, deposit of silt on, ii. 342. Sunderbunds, ii. 354; compared with Jheels, ii. 260; vegetation of, ii. 340. _Sunipia_ (note), ii. 10. Sunnook, i. 317. Sunrise, false, i. 63. Sunset, false, i. 63; in Tibet, ii. 173. Suspension bridge, iron, i. 199. Syenite, blocks of, ii. 302. _Symplocos,_ dye from, ii. 41. Syong, ii. 291.

T

Taktoong river, ii. 32. _Talauma Hodgsoni,_ i. 162. Taldangah, i. 12. Tallum Samdong, ii. 67, 96. Tamarind tree, i. 17. Tamarisk, i. 392. Tambur river, i. 194; elevation and slope of bed, i. 200. Tanks, plants in, i. 62; movements of water in, ii. 342. Taptiatok (E. Nepal), i. 204. Tassichooding temples, i. 257. Tassiding, i. 289, 315; temples, i. 319; foundation, i. 325. Tchebu Lama, i. 302; ii. 5, 193; house and chapel of, ii. 194. Tchiru (antelope), ii. 157. Tchuka (rhubarb), ii. 58. Tea, buttered, ii. 78; brick, i. 297; made of _Photinia,_ etc., ii. 22; Tibetan, ii. 78. Teal, English, ii. 158. Tea-plants, i. 5; cultivation of in Sikkim, i. 144; cut by hail at Dorjiling, i. 408; at Myrung, ii. 92; Chittagong, ii. 347. Teelas, ii. 262, 327. Teesta river, at Bhomsong, i. 297; exit from mountains, i. 396; in plains, i. 392; junction with Great Rungeet, i. 154; signification of, i. 398; temperature of, i. 397; ii. 60. Teeta (febrifuge), i. 272. Temples of Catsuperri, i. 365; Changachelling, i. 368; Choongtam, ii. 21; Doobdi, i. 366; Neongong, i. 311; Pemiongchi, i. 327; Phadong, ii. 192; Simonbong, i. 172; Tassichooding, i. 257; Tassiding, i. 319; Wallanchoon, i. 228; Yangma, i. 235; various, i. 313; mode of building, i. 311; worship in, i. 312, 365; ii. 178. Tendong, i. 127; ii. 3; summit of, ii. 6. Terai, i. 100, 104; definition of, i. 377; excursion to, i. 373; meteorology of, i. 384; of Khasia, ii. 266; seizure of, ii. 240; vegetation of, i. 101. Terraces, at Baisarbatti, i. 401; junction of Zemu and Thlonok, ii. 53; Momay, ii. 119; Yalloong, i. 270; Yangma, i. 234, 242. Terya, ii. 226. Teshoo Loombo (note), ii. 171. _Tetrao-perdrix nivicola,_ ii. 113. _Thalictrum,_ i. 19; _alpinum,_ ii. 115; _glyphocarpum_ (note), i. 24. Thermometer, black bulb, i. 15; boiling-point, ii. 113, 153, Appendix, 453; lost, ii. 184; minimum left on Donkia pass, ii. 129; sunk, i. 198; Appendix, 441, 451. Thigh-bone, trumpet of, i. 173, 314. _Thlaspi arvense,_ ii. 68. Thlonok river, ii. 47. Thomson, Dr., joined by, ii. 238. Thugs, river, i. 67; suppression of, i. 65. Tibet, animals of, ii. 93, 157, 173; enter, ii. 155; inhospitality of climate, i. 299; snow-line, elevation of in, ii. 128, 175. Tibetans, i. 262; blackening faces of women, ii. 172; camp of, ii. 85; charm-box, i. 270; child’s coral, ii. 87; churns, ii. 77; cups, i. 212; diet, i. 212; Dingpun, ii. 160; dogs, i. 204; drunk, i. 230; guitar, i. 304; headdresses, ii. 86; hospitality, ii. 94; household, i. 212; houses, ii. 67; pipe, i. 212; salute, i. 203; sepoys, ii. 160, 200, 235; tea, i. 212; ii. 78; tents, ii. 77. Ticks, i. 166, 279; ii. 79. Tidal-wave, ii. 343. Tide in Bay of Bengal, ii. 340; in Sunderbunds, ii. 354. Tiger hunt, i. 56. Tikbotang, ii. 228. Tingri, ii. 169. Titalya, i. 100, 376. Toad, Javanese, ii. 96. Tobacco, Chinese, ii. 232; made from rhubarb, ii. 152. Toddy-palm, i. 34, 39, 88. Tofe Choney, i. 16. Tomo-chamo mountain, ii. 122. Tong (arum-roots prepared for food), ii. 49; collection and preparation of, ii. 65. Tonglo, i. 158; camp on, i. 183; elevation of, i. 171; excursion to, i. 155; summit of, i. 167; temperature of, i. 170; vegetation of, i. 167. Took (_Hydnocarpus_), ii. 7. (_See_ Chaulmoogra). Toon (_Cedrela_), i. 193, 312. Tourmalines, i. 224; ii. 27. Toys, children’s in Sikkim, i. 338. Travelling equipment, i. 179. Tree-fern, i. 110; ii. 13; in Silhek, ii. 336. Trees, burnt, i. 151; limits of in Sikkim, ii. 75. _Trichomanes_, i. 358. Tripe de roche, ii. 130. Tsang, province of Tibet, ii. 168. Tukcham mountain, ii. 33. Tuk-vor, i. 371. Tumloong, ii. ; confinement at, ii. 213; dismissal from, ii. 228; meteorology of, ii. 218. Tungu, ii. 73, 148, 149; meteorology of, ii. 95. Tunkola, i. 123. Tunkra mountain, ii. 102; pass, ii. 109; plants of, ii. 112. Tuquoroma, i. 222. Turner, Captain, route to Jigatzi (note), ii. 125. Turnips, alpine cultivation of, ii. 88.

U

Uggur oil (_Aquilaria_), ii. 328. Unicorn of MM. Huc and Gabet, ii. 158. _Urceola elastica_ ii. 351. _Urtica crenulata_, ii. 188, 336; _heterophylla_, i. 182. _Urticeæ_, i. 157. _Usnea_, ii. 10.

V

_Vacciniæ_, rarity of in upper Himalaya (note), ii. 145. _Vaccinium_, ii. 22; _serpens_, i. 162. Vakeel sent to Dorjiling, ii. 2. _Valeriana Jatamansi_, i. 217. _Vanda cœrulea_, ii. 319, 321; _Roxburghia_, i. 28. Varnish, black of Munnipore, ii. 330. _Valeria robusta_, i. 21. Vegetation, of Chittagong, ii. 346; of Himalaya, ii. 38; of Jheels, ii. 257; of Khasia, ii 281; of Terai, i. 101; progress of at different elevations, ii. 145, 181; tropical at the base of Kinchinjunga, i. 341; zones of at Dorjiling, i. 142; zones of in Sikkim, i. 348. _Veronica Anagallis_, i. 80. _Vespa magnifica_, ii. 29. _Villarsia cristata_, i. 62; Indica, i. 62. Vindhya hills, i. 32. _Vitex Agnus-castus_, i. 374. _Vitis Indica_, ii. 187.

W

Wallanchoon, i. 227; climate of, i. 218; houses at, i. 211; pass, i. 224; plants on pass, i. 225; village, i. 209. _Wallichia_ palm, ii. 18. Wallich, Dr., i. 4. Walloong, i. 209, 215. Walnuts, Sikkim, i. 334, 338. Ward, Lieut, i. 65. Water-plants, i. 62. Well, old, i. 41. _Wightia_, grasping roots of, i. 165. Willow, ii. 32; of Terai, i. 400; weeping, i. 365. Winds, hot, i. 15; of Tibet, ii. 159, 163; of Sikkim, Appendix, 403. Woodcock of Chittagong, ii. 350: at Barfonchen, ii. 199; at Neongong, i. 306. Wood-oil (_Dipterocarpus_), ii. 348. _Woodsia_, ii. 130. Worm of Sikkim, ii. 26.

Y

Yak, i. 212: breeding, ii. 150; flock of, ii. 150; wild, i. 214. Yalloong ridge, i. 273; valley, i. 267. Yamroop, i. 277. Yangma, cultivation at, i. 238; geology of, i. 248; Guola, i. 229; houses at, i. 241; temperature at, i. 247; temples, i. 235; village, i. 238. Yangyading, i. 277. Yankoong village, ii. 228. Yankutang, i. 275. Yaru-tsampu river, i. 299; ii. 124; (note), ii. 171. Yelpote (_Bassia_), i. 151. Yeumtong, ii. 115; second visit to, 181. Yeumtso, ii, 159; elevation of, ii. 174; lake, ii. 163; temperature of soil at, ii. 174. Yew, i. 168, 191, 274, 280; ii. 45; distribution of, ii. 2525; in Khasia, ii. 282. Yoksun, i. 335; lake, i. 360.

Z

Zemindars of Bengal, i. 388. Zemu river, camp on, ii. 56; Samdong, ii. 43, 148. _Zannichellia_, i. 45; _palustris_, ii. 156. Zobo, ii. 213. Zodiacal light, i. 63.