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2Vth February, 
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Dear Dr van Steenis,' 
I am sorry to have to trouble you again about 
the species of Ficus, subgenus Synoecia, but Mr Corner 
is puzzled by the apparent absence of certain forms of 
F.punctata from Java, and the apparently complete 
absence of F.apiocarpa . Mr Corner finds that F^macrocarpa 
Bl. and F.serpens Miq. are synonyms of F.punctata and 
that F.tetangis Miq. is a synonym of F.apio carpa, so 
that it is possible that there are sheets under these 
names. 
There is also a very interesting sheet of 
Ficus aurantiaca (syn. F. trachycoma ) labelled ’'Cult, 
in Hort. Bog.’ 1 Mr Corner wonders if the plant is still 
in existence and if it would be possible to obtain further 
specimens of it. 
Yours sincerely, 
The Curator of the Herbarium, 
Buitenzorg, 
