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jungle on botli sides. On one of the trees we noticed a very 

 fine fern with long grass-like leaves, a non-botanist would 

 liken it to a delicate variety of hart's-tongue ; the hart's- 

 tongue, or bird's-nest fern, is called " pokok sakat" by the 

 Malays, and the stag's horn, of which we now came upon 

 some very fine specimens, "pasu putri" (princess's bowl). 

 At Liibok Kendur (gourd hole), 9. 41 a. m., we came across 

 some " rasau" again and ten minutes later we passed Tanjong 

 Blit. Shortly after we noticed a fine specimen of " pokok 

 rawa, a beautiful round-topped tree with thick- set, glossy, 

 dark-green leaves, which bears a pleasant fruit. At 10. 11 

 a. m. we pass on the left S. Daun Labuh, and at 10.24 a. 

 m. Tauah Dapar on the same side. At 10.37 a. m. we pass 

 S. Pelang Putus (severed-boat river), here the jungle on 

 both sides is very beautiful. According to tradition the 

 river just mentioned owes its name to one of the numerous 

 feats of Se Badang; it is stated that, he and his wife ISTenek 

 Panjang went out in a pelang boat together fishing, she in 

 the bows and he at the stern, and that each, seeing a fish at 

 their respective ends, paddled in opposite directions, and 

 paddled with such force that the boat parted in two in the 

 middle. It will be seen from the above tka.t ISTenek Panjang 

 was a fair match for her husband in physical prowess, her 

 great powers are attributed to a circular root (akar gandir) 

 which she found lying on the ground like a hoop, and which 

 when she put it on fitted her waist exactly; she never took 

 it off, and from that time she equalled her husband in 

 strength. The legend further narrates that she bore a child 

 to the Jin Kelembei, from whom her husband obtained his 

 gift of great strength. 



At 11.13 we passed Jalor Putus (a rock to the left which 

 occasioned the damage referred to). At 11. 26 we sighted 

 Tanjong Perak, the point between the Lenggiu and the Say- 

 ong : at 11.31 we entered the Leng^giu with a sharp turn to 

 the East, the Sayong being N. W. wef ound the Lenggiu quite 

 sluggish, all the force of the current in the Johor being ap- 

 parently contributed by the Sayong. In half an hour trees 

 began to get in the way, both sides of the stream, which is 

 not often more than 20 yards broad and very winding, and 

 if possible more beautiful than before. At 12.10 p.m. we 

 passed Sungei Kemanggit, and at 12.22 we came upon three 

 wood cutters' huts to the left, little cramped huts set upon 

 tall andsomewhat slight poles; here we stopped for tiffin till 

 1.12 p. m. At 1.38 p. m. we passed Sungei Sadei, at 3 p. m. 

 a Jakun's clearing and hut on the right ; 3.21 Sungei Sebang 



