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of this Hoya hang in long umbels from the axils of the 

 leaves : the inside of the petals is of a rich brownish pur- 

 ple, which is beautifully relieved by the white ivory- 

 like parts of fructification : the leaves are opposite and 

 large, of a leathery texture; and the plant is of a 

 climbing habit, and when wounded, plentifully emits a 

 milky-looking sap. 



We have ascended to-day between high banks of rich 

 yellow loam, the water clear as crystal, and flowing 

 over a sandy and pebbly bed. Many fruit trees were 

 on the banks of the river, some of which having ripe 

 fruit upon them, were plundered by my people. On 

 account of the shallowness of the water, we have had 

 much difficulty in getting the boat over, several of the 

 karangans or gravelly places, and fallen trees having 

 obstructed our progress. At 3 P.M. we arrived at the 

 junction of two streams, which appeared of about equal 

 size, that coming from the north being named Sebuloh, 

 that from the west being the main river of Sarawak, 

 coming from the hill of Teringush. They were both too 

 small and too much obstructed to admit our boat more 

 than a few yards, so that we stopped at the landing- 

 place of the Gumbang Dyaks just inside the Sebuloh. 

 We are now much higher than any European has 

 hitherto penetrated into the Sarawak country, they 

 having confined their visits to the deer-grounds of the 

 Rat and Singhie Dyaks, the former situated on a river, 

 a little above the Tundong Chinese village. It being 

 too late to start for the houses, and rain falling, we 

 stopped here for the night. 



