4 JOUrvXEV ON THE SKMBKONl^ RI\"KU. 



paiiiecl by the plant collector. Mat. and rbe native svirTey or. I"'illia, 

 with a theodolite, went up stream to ascend Gunong Janeng- 

 with a view to obtain some additional bearings by which to fix 

 ihe position of the mountain. 



Above Kuala L'makan the country gradually becomes more 

 hilly as it rises to the mountain district of which Berembun is 

 the highest point and which includes mount Janeng'. After 

 three hours poling I reached the foot of Janeng and commenced 

 the ascent. Near the foot of the mountain I noticed some fine 

 Hibullpalms (Orania macrocladusj. The whole of the ascent is 

 steep, in parts precipitous for a short distance. The undergrowth 

 on the lower slopes is almost wholly composed of a forest of 

 B'rtam (Eujeis.^oaa tristis) a very thorny palm, the leaves of 

 which are used for atap. It occurs in considerable (quantities 

 right up to the summit. 



On the summit, which is about 2,000 feet above sea level, 

 and which I reached in two hours, is a small clearing which 

 wa- made about 18 months previously by Mr. Eakefor the purpose 

 of taking bearings, and as soon as the theodolite arrived I set 

 it up and took one or two bearings but owing to the cloudiness 

 of the wealher not very satisfactorily. 



From the summit a pretty extensive view can be obtained, 

 including G-unong' Blumut and the plain of the Indau Sembrong 

 on the one hand and Gunong Berembuan with the coast line 

 from some distance north of Kuala Kumpa to a little south of 

 Kuala Indau and Pulau Tioman on the other. 



Pillai made a "field book" survey of the path followed, and 

 Mat got a good bookfull of specimens. On and near the sum- 

 mit quantities of Daun Paj^ong fTei/siiiannia altifron.'^J, a large- 

 leaved almost stemless palm, much used by the Jakuns ni the 

 construction of their huts were growing ; also a species of pandan 

 called ' Jakas ' by the Jakuns. I also saw a troop of ' Beroks' 

 (Macacus nemestrinus) and at the foot of the hill fresh tracks of 

 elephants. I also heard the cry of an argus pheasant and found 

 one of the dancing' gTOunds of this bird, a small space two or three 

 yards square carefully cleared of all plants, twigs, anddead leaves. 

 About 2.30 p.m, it commenced to rain heavily and continued 

 all the afternoon and night. On the way back to camp at Kuala 

 L'makan I obtained specimens of the beautiful ground orchid 

 Arundia ^jjeciosci, BL, P'hanyir of the Jakuns. 



