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gretted that I could not stay ; but the plants I had 

 collected were too rare and valuable to be thrown away. 

 On our way down, we gathered two more plants of the 

 (Eschynanthus Aucklandia, the flowers of which, ex- 

 cluding the exserted stamens, were 4^ in. in length : the 

 tube yellow at the base, and orange-coloured scarlet 

 towards the limb, the throat of which was barred with 

 black inside. The leaves were undulate and verti- 

 cillate, many in a whorl ; the stem 4 ft. long, woody ; the 

 seed-pods 10 in. long and terete. At half past 3 P.M. 

 we arrived at the Klakong village, where we determined 

 to remain for the night. On ascending to the houses, 

 I found them to be thirty or forty, well built, in a single 

 row, with a Pangah for the bachelors at one end. No 

 fruit trees but plantains surrounded it, as the village 

 has been but recently established. These people, who 

 were then living with the tribe at Sow, were great 

 losers by the destruction of that village by the Sakarran 

 Dyaks, who still held many of their children in slavery. 

 They very anxiously inquired concerning our relations 

 with those Dyaks, and expressed regret that peace was 

 concluded with them, expressing their conviction that 

 the Sakarran Dyaks would never abide by the promises 

 they had made. 



Nov. '27th. Started at daylight, and breakfasted at 

 Incotong. This Sow village contains twenty houses, 

 the tide, or rather current, flowing very strong, a 

 slight fresh having been raised by the rains of last 

 night. We soon reached Lubong Angin, and I suc- 

 ceeded, with two of my men, in reaching the top of the 

 hill. It is of limestone, worn everywhere into sharp 



