Adventures of a Naturalist in the Mishmi Hills Reference has already been bri ly made to the award by the Royal Horticultural Society of a mtedall to Capt. Kingdon Ward in recognition of his discoveries in plant life! in Indo-China. Capt. Kingdon Wan! was at one time a master in the Public School for Boys in Shanghai. The following extract from an account by himself of his travels in the Mishmi Hills will be found in The forests of Assam, where the mountains rise up to crests of snow! and block tk: way to China and ibet, sre hidden in a wealth of; superb flowering trees; incomparable magnolias, rhododendrons of every sia: and colour, maples, oaks, and an endless variety of and foliage. On the Alvine taps the Mowers spin gorg-ong car-cave, spent a week collecting ectd!tke university authorities (Harada all the finest plants we had dis-iwas from the big Keio univer: yy covered. Then ws left the val Hey and to develop, Herada with this end November reached the Brit-lin few. The day is now gone in post en the Indian fr we kad started eight months] needed to ex|Jepan when any such stimulus i courage tennis, but the before.
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