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the stamens were white and it did not appear to be stolon- 

 ferous as in the Borneo plant. I have not seen it elsewhere. 



(27) at 7 a.m. we started in three gharries over land to 

 Kanga in Perlis, changing ponies twice at Jutara and Kodian. 

 At the first stopping place I found Wissadula rostrata, abun- 

 dant in the campongs, I had only seen it previously in Pahang, 

 but it is common in Perlis. 



The villagers at Jutara had a python of no great size which 

 they were urgent we should buy, but we had no use for it. 

 The whole journey from Alor Sta to Kanga is thirty five 

 miles, and much of the country is picturesque and interesting. 

 At Kodian are four curious block shaped hills of red sandstone 

 arranged in a line, conspicuous from afar across the flat grassy 

 plains. The absence of lalang grass here was striking, the 

 ground being covered with short grasses forming a turf. • Among 

 the trees noticed were the grand Millettia atropurpufca with 

 its deep purple flowers, and Cratoxylon formo.sum in flower 

 too. On the trees also grew Dcndrobium secundum, with its 

 showy pink sprays of blossoms, while in the ditches by the 

 roadside were Nymphea stellata, Utricular ia flexuosa and 

 Limnanthemum cristatum. Up to Kodian the roads were very 

 good and the ponies went well, but nearing Kanga the roads 

 were more difficult, probably from a change of soil, for we lost 

 sight of the sandstone hills, and the ponies which had come 

 from Kanga were not as good as those from Kedah. This part 

 of the drive was somewhat uncomfortable and about two 

 miles from Kanga the harness of my pony broke and we had 

 to stop for a few minutes. On getting out to stretch my legs I 

 saw a large tree with rose-pink blossoms close to a cottage, 

 and the plant collector soon got specimens of it. It proved 

 to be a Xanthophyllum, (X. qlaucum) and one of the largest 

 species I had ever seen. We arrived at Kanga about three 

 o'clock and went to the house of Mr. Meadows Frost, who was 

 away at the time, but who returned next day and kindly wel- 

 comed me and put me up for the whole of our stay at Perlis. 

 In the evening I started with the plant collector to explore the 

 neighbourhood, and our attention was first attracted by a fine 



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