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boat, and were free from the attacks of mosquitoes. 

 Though sand-flies had been troublesome during the 

 day they did not disturb us at night. During the evening, 

 the man who had accompanied me through the cave, 

 related the particulars of his wonderful adventure to an 

 astonished audience. 



Nov. 23rd. Left Lubong Angin at eight A.M., 

 intending to call again on our return to look for more 

 Rhododendrons, and Anoectocheilus : those we have 

 already, having been planted in a box, are placed 

 under the shade of a large Malvaceous plant opposite 

 the cave. In three quarters of an hour the river still 

 passing over its limestone bed we passed the village 

 of Incotong, or Passir Bruang, belonging to the Sow 

 Dyaks. On a fine bamboo hanging bridge were 

 standing some of the Dyaks, who wished us to stop at 

 their houses ; but this I did not do, as I wished to get 

 on to Gumbang while the fine weather lasted. Oppo- 

 site a little gravelly islet, just above the village, I 

 observed on a high tree a large mass of a new species 

 of Tanda in full flower : the spikes of the flowers numbered 

 upwards of a hundred, each being from 9 to 10 ft. 

 long. The foliage of the plant is very fine, being 1 8 to 

 24 in length, and of a dark green colour; the chains 

 of flower rise out from amongst the leaves : the roots, 

 which are very large, are all confined to the hard and 

 woody base of the stem of the plant, and never arise from 

 amongst the leaves, as is common to the various species 

 of Banda JErides, &c. Each flower was three inches 

 in diameter, of a light sulphur colour, transversely 



