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Sumatra and Java are less well represented as are others of 

 the Dutch Islands. Of Christmas Island as represented by two 

 collections made by myself on two occasions is tolerably complete. 



Cellular cryptogams are less easy to preserve though mosses 

 keep well, in this climate. Fungi seem almost impossible to keep 

 owing to the dampness of the climate. Marine algae are scanty 

 in these seas, but such as have been procurable are preserved 

 with a number of exotic species obtained in exchange. 

 Malay Peninsula:— 



Singapore— Wallich (a few), Hullett, Ridley, Cantley. 

 Johore— Luke and Kelsall, Ridley. 

 Pahang — Ridley. 



Malacca — Derry, Ridley, Cantley. 



Negri Sembilan— Cantley. 



Selangor— Ridley, Curtis, Burn-Murdoch. 



Perak — Scortechini, Kunstler, Wray, Ridley, Curtis. 



Penang — Curtis. 



Kedah — Ridley, Curtis. 



Tringganu— Roctado. 



Kelantan— Ridley, Dr. Gimlette. 



Siam— Dr. Keith, Curtis. 

 INDIA— Wallich, Rosburgh, Hooker, Clarke, Griffith, Mann. 

 Ceylon— Thwaites. 

 China— Hauce. 

 Japan— Yusun Kudo. 

 Australia— Von Mueller. 



Borneo— Haviland, Hewitt, Bartlett, Bishop Hose, Ridley. 

 Sumatra— Ridley, Curtis. 

 Java— Buitenzorg Gardens, Hullett. 

 Christmas Island— Ridlev. 

 Philippines— Merrill, Copeland, Cuming. 

 North America- 

 Europe— Vari>. us collectors. 



The difficulty of making and keeping a Herbarium in so wet a 

 climate is not so difficult as might be imagined. There is certain y 

 a considerable difficulty in drying plants in the forests in the «ei 

 season, especially as so many 'species are very fleshy, but wiw 

 the aid of fire it is possible to make very fair specimens. It » 

 essential to poison every specimen with corrosive sublimate 

 spirits of wine as otherwise thev get quickly destroyed b> w 

 caterpillar of a minute moth but once so treated they preset 

 perfectly. 



It is perhaps unnecessary to dilate on the importance and \alue 

 of a herbarium. It is auL imnossible to do anv botan.ca^or 

 be madf 



