‘808 THE JOURNAL OF BOTANY 
scattered references in books of travel. An examination of the 
indexes in Just’s Jahr — ae many y has not resulted in 
per 
Malaya plants in the Kew Herbarium, and found ae a single 
s for river, lake, mountain, and es as pi 
were Aaneah mes, or ath as local names of the _ plants 
island - Koh Chang,” as ‘“‘ Koh” itself means is 
ong the commercial products alleged to come from Siam is 
the balsamic resin, obtained by incisions in the bark of Styra# 
benzoin, known as Siam benzoin. As long ago as 1865, Sir R. H. 
Schomburgk was asked to rahe specimens of the tree yielding the 
gum, but was unable to do so. Sear time afterwards Capt. Hicks 
drug is given in all the European pharmacopeias. The odour of 
Siam benzoin recalls that of weds while that of Sumatra benzoin 
is like official sto 
a rial account “ i Seeene: economic plants which cam under 
is 
en. Gam the e gu 
is imported almost ca oe from Siam. The oa common 
vegetables include maize, sonar bers, goutde s, tadishes, cabbages, 
mustard, lettuces, 
mint, parsley, chervil, mmi onan, garlic, onions, | ks, 
beans, and peas, The enoel potato and the yam abound, 
Two extensive local floras include al. e Si 
ir J. D, Hooker, Flora of British India (1872-1897).—By 42 
‘intelligent anticipation of events before they occur,” a fe = 
English tors who casually visited detached laonlinG This 
mene strip cannot yet be considered an integral part f British 
ie Pierre, Flore Forestiare de la Cochinchine (1880-1899).—This 
. sumptuous work) which contains 400 plates, sap of which two, 
