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in beneath. The majority of the high trees are deciduous, 
a marked contrast to the shrubs composing the under- 
muc. witch are all evergreen. 
. The undergrowth consists of various kinds of shrubs and 
e ee plants, aróids, and melastomaceous climbers. Vines 
and prickly scandent palms, forming lianes, in thickness from a 
bis to several oe wind round each other in their struggle 
ards towards the sun. 
DA the north of Ws Prah the trees are more closely set, 
branching as a rule within 20 feet of the ground, and are covered 
by ereepers which do not seem to impair their vitality. Epiphytie 
shrabe, ferns, and orchids are to be seen near the tops of the 
highest trees. Draceenas and palms are comparatively common in 
the undergrowth. 
When travelling through the forest many ipud ke 
beautiful plants are seen. Crinum ple IO it is ry 
handsome speéies, the flowers of which are white and falls four 
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diameter and very numerous, are seen with difficulty owing to 
their ec ote to the surrounding foliage. In many places 
the ground may be covered Mu the pes Eua of Erioden- 
dron Arr od whic a very loft species of 
Rhaphidophora (described in he ie Bulletin, 1897, p. 286) is a 
common climber, and it seems strange that i t should not have 
been earlier noticed. Cephaélis el tularis 1 is a very common 
fay besa Amongst other plants forming the undergrowth 
be mentioned species of Oxyanthus, Mussenda, also 
Paulina Dnk Leea sambucina, a ORAR T opacum, 
Calamus deerratus, Dracæna ar borea, Gouania uA ME 
Selaginella scandens, Cardiospermum canescens, Heis 
Haronga paniculata, Oncoba echinata, species of Cy yathula, 
Achyranthes and Aerua, Piper umbe latum, Dioscorea sp. 
many others. 
re plants are numerous. Species of Costus are 
frequent, and have large yellow or white flowers in a dense spike. 
Hore pe Phrynium, p Canna, Calathea, &e. occur. 
A few grasses were found, Panicum ovalifolium, Paspalum 
conju db Centotheca lappacea, &c. Scleria Barteri is an 
extensively climbing, very scabrous sedge 
Ferns and mosses are fairly frequent. Among the ferns are 
Nephrolepis acutu, Pleris spinulifera, 
‘he orchids pde fede err had mee = flowers. The 
following may ned :—Megaclinium fale atum, adh 
sino "rmi, Poly vehe id affinis, Listrostachys spp., &e. 
Several commelinaceous plants occurred, e.g., Aneilema spp., 
Palisota yridhodack ys, a a eight feet high, with purple 
flowers; Pollia condensata is to be found from Mansu inland. 
The berries of this plant are of a intense metallic blue colour, 
