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cream-coloured flowers nearly a foot across the rotate corolla, 

 the tube of which is eight inches long. 



The Kenas River is about one hundred feet wide, descending 

 in rapids amid large granite boulders. It contains many deep 

 water-holes with fishes, different somewhat from those on the 

 Perak. They are under examination, with a view to specific 

 description. There are also land crabs about the stream, and a 

 peculiar species of prawn ( Paloemoti ? ) . 



From the Kenas, we struck to the west of south crossing two 

 small, steep, densely-wooded spurs. This brought us to the 

 base of a steep slope, which was at the foot of Gunong Bubu. 

 Here the jungle became more open, being mostly composed of 

 forest trees and Bertam palm ( Engeissonia tristis). We soon 

 lost sight of the Pinanga which w T e had found on the Kenas. 

 There was a distinct rhinoceros beat on the crest, covered 

 with foot- prints, which had been made only a few hours 

 before. The logs which lay in the way were smoothed by the 

 constant passing and repassing of these animals. There were 

 also many of these water-holes and it was difficult to imagine 

 that they had not been cut artificially on one side. The 

 jungle was easily cut, but the track w T as so steep as scarcely 

 to afford a footing in places. It took us nearly the whole day 

 to climb a distance of 5,000 yards, and then w r e camped on a 

 narrow terrace near a small trickling supply of water. Near 

 this camp, we could hear the roaring of a large cascade, pro- 

 bably not far off, but the descent to it was too steep for us 

 to attempt to reach it then. Our huts were built of attap and 

 were large and comfortable. We had descended so much from 

 our starting point that we were still below r the level of the 

 Hermitage garden of Arang Para. 



May 22. —Before starting this morning we sent back a party 

 of Malays to bring up fresh supplies to this camp for our 



