284 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
set of Noronha’s drawings; it seems possible that he may 0 
seauired later those left to Diman—if I correctly read his nam 
may be worth while to bring together the little that is begin 
ea Noronha. The introduction to vol. v. of Verhandelingen van het 
Batav. Genootschap (1790) contains the following account, for the 
translation of which I am indebted to Mr. B. D. Jackso on, of contri- 
ou but in botany known under the name of Styrax. This 
plant was first discovered in this island and made Grae as Styraa 
by Mr. Noronha, a Spanish traveller and botanist, who had also 
been in the Manilas ape ie tracing out herbs and plants, and 
came hither with the same intent. Mr. Noronha has given this 
t the name of Altingia, in recognition of the help afforded by 
the present Governor-General Alting in his investigations. This 
description, which we received from Mr. Noronha in Latin, we have 
subsequently turned into Dutch. 
* 3, A similar description of another prenes named in the Malay 
Rangas, and in botany known under the name of Anaca ardium, 
received also in Latin from Mr. Noronha, rome here likewise im- 
“4, A catalogue of other plants which Mr. Noronha sheen 
in the Jakatra [?] highlands, on one side with Latin, and on the 
other with Malayan names, for path of — _ Society is in- 
debted to Governor-Genera 1 Altin 
ted to us, not only 
somewhat from his collections in the Manilas [Philippines] , but 
also rerio of all the plants mentioned in his Catalogue ; but 
he, who t the pleasantest temper, and with whom one had 
to exercise faced than common patience, was, after his return from 
e highlands, morose, melancholy, and even infirm, so that he 
suddenly resolved to de epart by a French vessel to Mauritius, and 
: sileoti his native —o a he — doubtless have ae 
8 co 
Annals of ‘eee (ii. 323-880 ; 1805); ony p. 881 of the same 
— = gee the semowiny note : — a died 8 the Isle of 
sei, wich tat at Paris. This learned body referred them to 
M. La Billardiére, to be Snead for publication ; ae i was at that 
Per a too busily engaged in journal of his own voyage- 
we may see eet brought ‘fonsard at a future oppor- 
