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The two tfs are moreover, distinct on Baziyah's coin, published 

 by Mr. E. Thomas (Pafhdn coins, p. 19.) 



Regarding the name Iltitmish, Mr. E. Thomas has an interest- 

 ing note in the Journal of our Society for 1867, p. 37. 



Iltitmish was born during an eclipse of the moon. Muhammadan 

 historians in relating this circumstance, use, as if designedly, the ob- 

 solete girift i mdh, instead of the common Arabic term Ichusuf, l an 

 eclipse of the moon,' and they appear to look upon Iltitmish as the 

 Turkish equivalent for the Persian girift i mdh. Perhaps Mr. 

 Thomas' forthcoming edition of the Coins of the Pat'han Kings 

 will set this matter at rest. 



As the name of this king occurs in poems, the metre helps us to 

 a certain extent ; for the passages in which Iltitmish is mentioned, 

 require invariably three long syllables, i. e., a word of the wazn of 

 ^jxsuo mafulun ; and we would have to choose between Iltitmish 

 (^jk+IUf) } Tlitmish (l£**-M)> and lltimish (lA*^'), no other pro- 

 nunciation suiting the metre. 



VI. — Notes on some Javanese Alyce, — by Dr. G. v. Martens, in 



Stuttgard, — communicated by S. Kurz, Esq. 



[Received 30th April, Read 1st June, 1870.] 



Dr. v. Martens has had the kindness to examine my Javanese 

 and other Algse,* of which he communicated to me the names and 

 descriptions in his letter, dated 26th March, 1870. I now take lihe 

 pleasure of placing the interesting results (with his permission) 

 before the Society. 



The Alga) noted in this communication were chieflyf collected 

 by myself in the province Buitenzorg in Western Java, at a time 

 when I paid comparatively little attention to this class of plants, 

 and, therefore, the number of species is only very small in compari- 

 sion with what has become already known from those regions, so 



* There are numerous Andamanese and several Bengal Algae, which I retain 

 for a future opportunity. Prof. v. Martens is now examining the re- 

 mainder of my Bengal and Burmese Alga), and it seems, therefore, preferable 

 to submit the results of these examinations in a separate paper. In doing 

 so, unnecessary repetitions will be avoided, nnd at the same time a better 

 phytogeographical sketch can be given of the respective countries, than if 

 treated separately. 



f With a singlo exception which refers to a species obtained at Singapore. 



