named Rafflesia. 
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know of it. I would draw your attention, however, to the very 
great porosity of the root, to which the buds are attached. 
“ ‘ I have seen nothing resembling this plant in any of my 
books ; but yesterday, in looking over Dr. Horsfield’s immense 
collections of the plants of Java, I find something which perhaps 
may approach to it; at any rate the buds of the flower he has 
represented grow from the root precisely in the same manner : 
his drawing, however, has a branch of leaves, and I do not ob¬ 
serve any satisfactory dissections. He considers it as a new genus; 
but the difference of the two plants appears from this, that his 
full-bloAvn flower is about three inches across, whereas mine is 
three feet/ 
Sir Stamford proceeds: 
“ Dr. Arnold did not live to return to Bencoolen, nor to fulfil 
the intentions expressed in the above extract; but we have finished 
the drawing of the whole flower, and it is now forwarded under 
charge of Dr. Horsfield, to whom I have also intrusted the pistil 
and buds. 
“ I shall make exertions for procuring another specimen, with 
which I hope we shall be more fortunate.” 
(Signed) “ T. S. Raffles." 
To the Right Honourable 
Sir Joseph Banks, Bart. G.C.B., See. See. 
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The drawing of the expanded flower, and the specimens men¬ 
tioned in the preceding extract, were brought to England by 
Dr. Horsfield ; and, having been put into my hands, I proceeded 
without delay to examine the smaller flower-bud. In this exa¬ 
mination the antherae, although not at first obvious, were soon 
discovered, but no part was found which could be considered 
either as a perfect pistillum, or as indicating the probable nature 
or oven the exact place of the ovarium. The remains of the ex¬ 
panded 
