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JOURNALS OF TRAVELS IN ASSAM, BURMA, BHOOTAN, AFGHANISTAN AND THENEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
By William Griffith.
Arranged by John M’Clelland.
CONTENTS.
Notice of the author from the Proceedings of the Linnæan Society,and Extracts from Correspondence.
CHAPTER
I Proceeding with the Assam Deputationfor the Examination of the Tea Plant.
II Journal of an Excursion in the MishmeeMountains.
III Tea localities in the Muttock Districts,Upper Assam.
IV Journey from Upper Assam towardsHookum.
V Journey from Hookum to Ava.
VI Botanical Notes written in pencil,connected with the foregoing Chapter.
VII General Report on the foregoing.
VIII Notes on descending the Irrawaddi from Avato Rangoon, written in pencil.
IX Journey towards Assam.
X Continuation of the same, withNotes on the Distribution of Plants.
XI Journey from Assam into Bootan,with Notes on the Distribution of Plants.
XII Continuation of the Journey in Bootan.
XIII Return of the Mission from Bootan, with MeteorologicalObservations, etc.
XIV Journey with the Army of the Indus, fromLoodianah to Candahar.
XV Journey from Candahar to Cabul.
XVI Journey from Cabul to Bamean—theHelmund and Oxus rivers.
XVII Journey from Cabul to Jallalabad and Peshawur.
XVIII Journey from Peshawur to Pushut.
XIX On the Reproductive Organs of Acotyledonousplants.
XX Journey from Pushut to Kuttoor andBarowl in Kaffiristan, and return to Pushut and Cabul.
XXI Journey from Cabul to Kohi-Baba.
XXII Journey from Peshawur to Lahore.
XXIII Journey from Lahore to Simla.
XXIV Barometrical Heights and Latitudes of placesvisited throughout Affghanistan.
LIST OF PLATES.
I VIEW FROM NUNKLOW
II THE VILLAGE OF NUNKLOW
III CAPTAIN MATHIE’S CUTCHERRY, THEBOOTAN HILLS, AND HIMALAYA
IV THE HIMALAYA FROM RANGAGURRAH
V BRAMAKHOOND AND FAQUEER’SROCK
VI THE MORI-PANEE AS IT ENTERS THEKHOOND
VII THE DEO-PANEE AS IT ENTERS THE KHOOND
VIII THE VALLEY OF HOOKUM
IX MEINKHOOM
X VIEW FROM BEESA
XI VIEW ON THE JHEELS
XII THE OK-KLONG ROCK
XIII KULLONG BRIDGE
XIV TASSGOUNG FROM UPPER KULONG
XV CHINDUPJEE
XVI GHUZNEE
XVII BAMEAN IDOLS
XVIII Map of the Khyber Pass
NOTICE OF WILLIAM GRIFFITH, from the Proceedings of the LinnæanSociety, with a few extracts from his private correspondence.
“WILLIAM GRIFFITH, Esq., the youngest son of the late ThomasGriffith, was born on the 4th of March 1810, at his father’s residenceat Ham Common, near Kingston-upon-Thames, in the county of Surrey.
“He was educated for the Medical profession, and completedhis studies at the London University, where he became a pupil of Prof.Lindley, under whose able instructions, assisted by the zealous friendshipof Mr. R. H. Solly, and in conjunction with two fellow pupils of greatscientific promise, Mr. Slack and Mr. Valentine, he made rapid progressin the acquisition of botanical knowledge. The first public proofsthat he gave of his abilities are contained in a microscopic delineationof the structure of the wood and an analysis of th