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foliage to pieces, while narrow-leaved plants offering a less 

 resistance would be comparatively uninjured. 



Among the herbaceous plants of this region the Didy- 

 mocarpi are most attractive, growing on banks and open 

 spaces in the woods ; a number of different kinds were collect- 

 ed including the D. qiimquevulnerus mentioned above, but 

 the form here had the carmine spots replaced by an exquisite 

 purple violet colour; there were also a very similar species of a 

 dark crimson red with a yellow spot in the tube, and some 

 white and yellow kinds. There were also a number of the 

 smaller flowered species, violet, pink and white. Nearly all the 

 plants of this charming group were new to science. It is 

 remarkable how very local the species of this genus are. None 

 of the numerous species of the Perak Hills occurred here, 

 nor were those of the Malacca, Penang or Johor Hills seen. 



Another curious little plant first found here was Neckia, 

 one of the Violacece, but in no way recalling a violet. It is a 

 little erect herb, the stem covered with brown bristles, the 

 leaves narrow, and the flowers very fugacious, pink, on long, 

 slender stalks. It has since been collected on Butu Pahat 

 and Gunong Panti in Johor, but hitherto was only known 

 from Borneo. 



Among the aroids of this region, the most interesting is 

 Rhyiichopyle, a singular little plant abundant on rocks in the 

 streams and watercourses. It was not previously known 

 outside Borneo, but one and perhaps more species are common 

 in similar places in Perak and Johor. 



The Ginger family, (Scitainifiecv) is very well represented, 

 and several novelties were collected. At one place were tall 

 thickets of a curious new Phrynium with white flowers. A 

 pretty little turmeric [Ciircimia) was abundant, Elettariopsis, 

 with its long runners almost hidden in wet rotten sticks and 

 throwing up solitary white flowers and globular white 

 fruits, grew in the damp watercourses. Zingibers, of which 

 the finest was Z. spectabile with its tall scarlet cones from 

 whicl^ protrude curious black-veined, yellow flowers ; y^w^*- 

 munis of several kinds, and a Globba with yellow flowers and 

 yellow or scarlet bracts, were plentiful. 



