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with clusters of fairly large deep red hairy flowers with a very 

 putrid odour. Upwards of fifty kinds of Orchids were collected 

 here, of which eight kinds were peculiar to the range. As on 

 Mount Ophir Bidymooarpi were not common and what species 

 did occur seemed to be endemic. Among the most conspicuous 

 Ophir plants absent were Rhododendron Malayanum and i?. jasmi- 

 niflofum, Arundina speciosa Dendrobium uniflorum, Cladium Main- 

 ■gayi, Lepidosperma Ghinense and Balanophora, but this latter being 

 often rather deeply buried in the soil may not be discoverable 

 unless in flower, and may perhaps be found later in the year. 

 On the whole the flora most resembles that of Mount Ophir and 

 is very different from that of the Main Perak hills. The flora 

 of the Lankawi islands which one can see at no great distance 

 from Kedah Peak and where so many remarkable plants have 

 been found by Mr. Curtis is very distinct from that of any part 

 of the peninsula, having in fact a closer relation with that of 

 Tenasserin. J had expected to find on Kedah peak traces of this 

 northern flora, but there was nothing of the kind, the plants are 

 typically Malayan. I remained on the mountain for six days 

 during which the weather was tolerably fine. Bain fell however 

 almost every night. The temperature is fairly cool, the thermo- 

 meter falling to 70 at sun down. Mosquitoes occur at the camp, 

 which is unusual at this elevation, so those who are troubled by 

 them would do well to take mosquito curtains. The expedition 

 including going from and returning to Penang has, I believe, 

 been done in a day, but it can hardly be worth the labour it 

 entails to make so hurried a visit. The ascent from Yan takes 

 from 3J to 4 hours, and if wet it will probably take longer as 

 the track becomes very slippery after rain. 



