MISCELLANEOUS NOTES. 



VARIETIES OF '" GETAH AND EOTAN. 



Meagre though it is, I insert the following list of native names 

 of the different varieties of ;; getah" and " rotan," in the hope that 

 it may be of some slight use to those who are interested in these 

 products of the jungle. 



D. F. A. H. 



Teh 



ih t ah a n. 



>' 



tokon. 



?j 



gegrit. 



gegrit piitih. (Gives an itch.) 



jelotong. (White and red) 



anjayus or menjayus. 



pudu 



selambau. 



relang. 



ujil. 



beringin. 



percha. (i.e., ragged.) 



ketian. (Has a sweet, aromatic-flavoured, small, white, 

 flesh}' flower, which is very pleasant to 

 the taste, and is always eaten by the 

 natives when met with.) 



rachun. (i.e., poison.) 



jela. 



jitan. (Getah used as ointment for puru 9 or ulcerated 

 sores.) 



chaloi. 



akar susu putrt. (Eoot covered with humps.) 



