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 -- Bikh poison -- English genera of plants -- Ascent of tropical orders -- Comparison with south temperate zone -- Heavy rain -- Temperature, etc. -- Descent -- Simonbong temple -- Furniture therein -- Praying-cylinder -- Thigh-bone trumpet -- Morning orisons -- Present of Murwa beer, etc. CHAPTER VIII.