CONTENTS CHAPTER I PAGE THROUGH THE KACIIIN HILLS TO CHINA • . ,17 CHAPTER 11 ACROSS THE CHUNG-TIEN PLATEAU 28 CHAPTER 111 FLOWERS AND GLACIKRS . . * . . 38 CHAPTKR IV TIIK MKADOWS OF PO-KAR-LA 54 CHAPTER V KA-KAR-I'O, TIIK SACRKD MOUNTAIN 67 CHAPTER VI' PLANT HUNTING ON Tin-; SIKRRA .... * 86 CHAPTER VII BY THE TURQUOISE LAKE ...... 107 CHAPTER VIII WITH THE PILGRIMS TO DO-KAR-LA . * . .126 CHAPTER IX TIIK START FOR TIBET . . . . . . .135 CriAPTRR X BY THE Yu RIVKR ....... 148 / u