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to have been neglected. I have a species of Lorantlius, which from 

 the specific name I think may be Boxburgh's L. ferruginea. 7 Mine 

 is quadrifid, tetrandrous. There is also very common here a species 

 of Morinda, 8 which appears to differ from all Roxburgh's in having 

 both the anthers and style exsert. What confusion there has been 

 about the Mimusops Kauhi. I wish I had Roxburgh's character 

 of it. There is a hexandrons species here about which I am doubt- 

 ful. Major Farquhar 10 who has been for many years resident at 

 Malacca, arrived here the day before us. He has made a very 

 large collection of drawings and subjects of Natural History. I 

 have just had an opportunity of examining his drawings of Malacca 

 plants. Most unfortunately, from want of scientific acquaintance 

 with the subject they are deficient in many essential points of 

 dissection, but they will be extremely useful as a guide, by taking 

 the native names of all that promise to be new or interesting, and 

 making inquiries accordingly for the originals. 



I have not yet been up the hill, but shall soon, when I shall 

 find an abundant harvest. There is a species of Fir here with 

 solitary leaves 11 which is probably new — I am in hopes of getting 

 cones. The arborescent ferns are I am told in great abundance. 



Our future plans are not determined, probably we shall go 

 first to Bencoolen, it being a great object to arrive there early on 

 account of Lady Raffles. 



There does not appear to be any great cordiality here on the 

 part of this Government, nor am I surprised, for they cannot but 

 feel how little and insignificant they are in comparison with the 

 energy of Sir Stamford. 



I cannot express to you how much I am delighted with him ; 

 he is of the real Sterling stamp, of that active and comprehensive 

 mind that diffuses a portion of its own energy to all around: even 



7. Lorantlius ferrugineus, Eoxb., is one of the commonest of the 

 mistletoes in Penang. 



8. Morinda umbellata, Linn, is the common Morinda of Penang. 

 Whether anthers an exserted or not, is but a sexual character in it: and 

 sexual dimorphism was little understood in Jack's time. 



9. Wallich quotes a series of synonyms under M. KauTci in his 

 Catalogue: and it is known that he was both confused and confused others 

 over this species. Probably he had been talking to Jack about it. 



10. There were two Farquhars connected with Malacca about this 

 time. The one was the Lieutenant-Colonel Sir E. T. Farquhar who as 

 Governor of Penang in the year 1795 suggested the demolition of the 

 fortifications of Malacca. The other, this Major William Farquhar of the 

 Engineers, described truly by Jack as for many years Eesident at Malacca — 

 actually from 1803 to 1818, — and at a later date, when a Colonel, the first 

 Eesident and Commandant of Singapore. He employed, so we learn also 

 from Wallich, a Chinese artist, and was the discoverer of that strange fern 

 Matonia pectinata on Mount Ophir. Buckley in his Anecdotal History of 

 Singapore (1902) vol. 1, p. 50 details his service, and adds (p. 105) that 

 he died in retirement in 1839. 



11. Dacrydium elatum, Wallich, which was new at that date. 

 R. A. Soc : . No. 73, 1916. 



