AND THE MALAY STATES 



cloths and daubed from head to foot in clayey mud, toiled in a half 

 hearted way. Then the scenery became more interesting as we climbed 

 to higher ground, the road running above a winding valley where great 

 stretches of jungle were broken by banana and rice plantations, with 



"DENDROCALAMUS GIGANTEUS. 



[Giant bamboos in the Perademya Gardens, showing the young 

 shoots, and a section of one.] 



occasional glimpses of splendid government carriage roads, while rugged 

 mountain ranges in the distance made an effective background. 



Every now and then we stopped at a neat railway station, crowded 

 with natives, interspersed with a few Europeans, for whom, by the way, 

 the first-class waiting rooms and cars are always reserved. Between 



