A SCIENTIFIC EXPEDITION TO TEMENGOH. Ti 
obtained many interesting specimens. Shortly after leaving 
Grit I found the cream-white flowered orchid Geodorwmn cotrinun 
in fine bloom and Gastrochilus plicatus, only previously known 
from a plant sent by Dr. Gimlette from Kelantan, was abund- 
ant. Shortly after crossing a small river, we found-a bank 
covered with the Maidenhair fern Adzantum lunulatum, un- 
doubtedly wild here, as there were no houses within a reasonable 
distance, and just as we came to the Perak river by Kuala 
Temengoh, one of the men found the first flower of the faffle- 
sia that I had ever seen fully opened and in good condition. 
It was bright red with raised whitish blotches, about eighteen 
inches across and exhaling a faint scent like that of Amor- 
phophailus. 
We stopped the night at the resthouse at Kuala Temengoh, 
a most picturesque spot with the two rivers meeting, and 
wooded hills on either side. Indian corn grew well in the 
-gandyv ground round the house, and we enjoyed a meal of it. 
The resthouse is a bamboo structure, unfurnished, overlooking 
the junction of the two rivers. 
Early next morning July 8 we left for our walk to 
Temengoh and arrived there at about half past one, the 
elephants which started later getting there at about a quarter 
past three. The distance is about fourteen miles, a pleasant 
walk along the river bank, and on the way we found two 
species of Begonia, one with lanceolate leaves deep purple, 
plain or spotted with white, and small pink flowers; the other 
- with plain green leaves and larger white flowers: B. dsoptera, 
Dryand. was common all over this country also. A pretty 
Biophytum with white flowers and Gastrochilus bilobus with 
its fragrant white flowers also ornamented the banks. In the 
open fields cleared by old cultivation the big grass Anthistiria 
gigantea seemed to have largely replaced the Lalang which is 
so characteristic of such spots further south. The Lalang, 
it is true, did occur but was not very plentiful. The elephants 
seemed to appreciate the Anthisterza pulling it up by the 
roots and beating it against their legs before eating it. The 
track along the river was a good one where it had not been 
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