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which provided the material for the figure. The Aristolochia is a 
hardy species, also obtained from Western China by Messrs. Veitch, 
and grown in their Coombe Wood nursery. Its flowers have a pale 
green tube 1 in. long, and a three-lobed spreading limb, 1} in. 
across, yellowish, with red markings. he Rhododendron is a 
d jant, with small leaves and rather small, very pale yellow 
flowers. Like the two preceding species mentioned in this note it 
was obtained from Western China, grown, and flowering speci- 
mens of it sent to Kew by Messrs. Veitch. Under the name of 
R, primulinum, Hemsl., it was described in the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
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1910, vol. xlvii., p.*4 
The Flora of the North-western States, Malay Peninsula.— 
Sir Joseph Hooker has forwarded to Kew a very interesting 
letter which he has received from Mr. H. N. Ridley, Director of 
the Botanic Gardens, Singapore, on his recent journey to the 
States of Kedah, Perlis, and Setul, in the North-West of the Malay 
hie ee Mr. Ridley has kindly permitted us to publish it in the 
- Bulletin. 
Botanic Gardens, Singapore. 
March 24, 1910. 
Dear Sir JoserH Hooker, 
absence of Homalomena, Schismatoglottis, Calophyllum, Sonerila, 
Lipocarpha, Octhocharis, Oncosperma, Korthalsia, Argostemma, 
Urophyllum, Lasianthus, Orania, Arenga, Pinanga, Livistona, 
Fuirena glomerata, most of the common Cyperi, Spathoglottis 
plicata, Cyrtandra and many other characteristic Malay plants was 
most marked, while such genera as Garcinia, Adinandra, Castanopsis, 
Raphidophora, Quercus were scantily represented, as well as 
Hornstedtia, Ophiorrhiza, Anonaceae, Dipterocarpeae, Myrsineae—all 
very scarce. On the other hand we had such plants as Hapaline, 
Heterophragma, Adenophylla, Capparis, Exacum, Geissaspis, Smithia, 
Careya, an increase in the number of Desmodium, a number © 
Fimbristylis new to me, Albizzia, Acacia, Drosera, Osbeckia, Corypha, 
an erect Bactris-like Calamus, Thysanotus and Pachystoma, besides 
an entirely different set of grasses, Sterculia elata aaa S.? foetida, 
