70 A CATALOGUE OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS AND FERNS, &C. 



Islands and the Peninsula that their occurrence in Penang is 

 not mentioned in either of the above works, have been collect- 

 ed here, but if I have not seen them they are omitted from this 

 list. 



The earlier orders to the end of Tiliacese, and also Myristi- 

 caceae and Cupuliferae, have been carefully compared and 

 determined by Dr. King in the course of preparing the 

 Annals and Materials, so that the determination in these 

 orders may be accepted with greater confidence than others 

 on which the same critical examination has not been brought 

 to bear. 



The most incomplete orders are those not yet taken up in 

 the Flora of British India, as I have no means of ascertaining 

 what species were collected by the earlier collectors, or of 

 identifying those collected by myself. Mr. RiDLEY's intimate 

 knowledge of Orchids and Grasses has enabled me to identify 

 nearly all the species collected. 



Numbers bracketed thus (C 241-259) are those under 

 which specimens of the plant have been distributed, and the 

 letter ( G. ) in brackets implies that though not distributed I 

 have collected it, or it is well known to me in a living state. 

 Malay names, where given, are printed in inverted commas, 

 but these have been sparingly used, for, except in the case 

 of plants used either as food or medicine, native names in 

 Penang are unreliable. Even in the case of timbers in 

 general use the same name is often applied to several species, 

 and sometimes to trees belonging to different orders, so that 

 their practical value as an aid to identification is not great. I 

 am aware that in the other Settlement where there is still a 

 considerable Malay agricultural population this does not 

 apply with the same force. 



I cannot sufficiently express my obligation to Dr. King the 

 Kew authorities, Mr. H. N. RiDLEY and Bishop HoSE for 

 assistance in determining my collections, and I take this 

 opportunity of requesting those who have received sets to 

 kindly point out any errors of determination that may come 

 under their notice, and to supply the names when wanting. 

 Penangy 12th November ^ i8g2. 



