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Wortnia pulchella, Jack, found at Natal, Sumatra, and 

 described in Malay. Misc. ii. No. 7, p. 76. 



Wortnia excelsa, Jack, found at Bencoolen, Sumatra, 

 and described in Malay. Misc. ii. No. 7, p. 69. 



ANONACEAE. 



Uvaria purpurea, Blume, was collected by Jack in 

 Penang, whence he sent specimens to Wallich (Wall. Cat., 

 No. 6485). It is a coast plant of Penang. 



Uvaria hirsuta, Jack, was found in Penang, and des- 

 cribed in Malay. Misc. i. No. 5, p. 46. We find (letters p. 107) 

 an enquiry addressed to Wallich for the characters of U. pilosa, 

 Roxb., which proves to be the same species. 



NYMPHAEACEAE. 



Nymphaea stellata, Willd., the common water-lily of 

 Penang was obtained by Jack there in April or May, 1819, 

 and its variety cyanea was recognised by him among a few 

 (letters p. 175) ; and its variety cyanea was rcognised by him 

 among a few plants brought from Acheen bv Raffles (letters p. 

 174). 



Nelumbium speciosum, Willd., was found by Jack in 

 Penang (letters p. 152). 



VIOLACEAE. 



Alsodeia sp. may perhaps be what Jack refers to in a 

 letter of 19th Sept. 1820 (letters p. 219) as a Penano- plant. 

 BIXACEAE. 



Flacourtia inermis, Eoxb., (F. Eukam, Zoll. & Moritzi), 

 was described by Jack from Penang, where it is cultivated, 

 and also from Sumatra in Malay. Misc. i. No. 1, p. 25. 



HYPERICACEAE. 



Cratoxylon formosum, Benth. and Hook, f., was des- 

 cribed by Jack from Sumatra as Elodea formosa (Malay. Misc. 

 ii. No. 7, p. 24). 



Cratoxylon sumatranum, Blume, was described by Jack 

 from Telok Dalam in Pulau Nias as Elodea sumatrana (Malay. 

 Misc. ii. No. 7, p. 22). He mentions it in a letter to Wallich 

 (letters p. 226). 



GUTTIFERAE. 



Garcinia Mangostana, Linn., is mentioned in Jack's 

 letters as cultivated in Penang (letters p. 152) and was sent by 

 him alive to Calcutta from Bencoolen (letters p. 217). 



Catophyttum sp. from Acheen, brought thence by Raffles 

 (letters p. 174). 



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



