34 THE FLORA OF SINGAPORE. 
amount of show that the blossoms make in the great masses of 
oliage. 
Botanists. The number of botanists who have collected or 
studied the flora of Singapore is even more limited than that of 
Penang. Тһе first of them was naturally Si Stamford Raffles 
who aided by William Jack made extensive collections. all or al- 
most all of which were destroyed in the burning of the “ Fame.” 
(For an account of Jack and some others of the Singapore bota- 
nists, see Journal 25, p. 163). Shortly after the founding of Sing- 
apore Nathaniel Wallich came to Singapore to recuperate after 
his great Nepaul expedition. Не remained here about five 
pany's herbarium. The greater number of species which he | 
discovered here I have been able to find still in Singapore, but 
some appearto have quite vanished. This is not surprising 
however of the specimens labelled as from this region have never - 
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