Records the 1914 expedition of Kingdon-Ward, the famed plant-collector and explorer, along the eastern branch of Burma's great Irrawaddy River. A classic travel and botany account, told in the author's inimitable style, with much vivid description of both the populace and flora of this still remote region. This book records the 1914 expedition of Kingdon-Ward, the famed plant-collector and explorer, along the eastern branch of the Burma's great Irrawaddy River. A classic travel and botany account, told in the author's inimitable style, with much vivid