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I described. One of them had a Hypomochlion like that of the 

 Contortis, but the g-landula was more fastigiate in two bundles, 

 each of these bundles containing^ three glandulas. 



24 — I described some Epidendra and searched for insects 

 in the afternoon. We had still some showers, but they were of 

 short duration. A tiger visited our house, but was satisfied with 

 only one goose for this time, which he carried away with him to 

 his hiding' place, which was about 200 yards from our house 

 in a dense opening wood at the back of the house. 



25. — I collected some insects and described the smallest 

 Epidendruiii, which was of the kind called herha supp. by 

 Mr. Rumph. The leaves are swordshaped, and one sheathes the 

 other. The blossoms grow together in a single thin fine spike. 

 They are verticillate, very small and red in colour ; the fruit is 

 ballshaped. 



26. — I went after some insects, and had the good luck to 

 catch two couples of Fapilioo Priamus. I saw several large 

 Papilios Achivi, one of them was twice as large as the Priamus. 

 The upper wings were black and those underneath were white, 

 with black veins and red spots. I also saw another very ]ar»-e 

 species with black upper wings and yellow underwings with 

 black veins. 



27,-28. — I continued to collect insects.- Towards evening I 

 met a wild elephant, from which I had to escape. The bishop of 

 these parts told me that the leaves of the Sussa lladja, Rumph : 

 Amb. P. VII., pag'. 29, Tab. 15, are used as resicatories. 



I described a kind of laurel, the flower-stalks and calyx of 

 which are of a beautiful orange red colour. The corolla was only 

 small and violet ; it had only eight stamina. The anther had a 

 lancet-shaped spur, which was a' so purply-red. 



29. — I went again to search for insects, and among other 

 rare specimens I caught two Priarni and some very pretty 

 Sphinxes, the wings of which were quite like those of the Phcdina 

 p)yraUdes. I described an Alisma, the Cotyledon-leaves of which 

 were lancet-club-shaped and fleshy; the others were heart-shaped, 

 only the broader ends were not round but pointed. The calyx 

 consists of three sehals and therefore the whole blossom forms a 

 triangle. The corolla also consists of three petals, which are 

 larger than the calix and white. There were not more than eight 

 stamina, three and three growings together, and the reireinirg 



