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6 th April, 
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Sir*. 
Your Ref. No-8 in Agric. 189/55 
I have the honour to thank you for the female 
flowering specimen of "Pupor" and the male specimen 
of "Kandia". I am very glad indeed to have these 
specimens. Male flowers are necessary to determine 
a species of Oarcinia with certainty until one is 
fully acquainted with the flora of a country and 
then one can take "short-cuts" to identification. 
2. As 1 am going to Kelantan and Trengganu on 
18th April, to look at the village-trees, I doubt 
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if I shall be able to study your specimens before 
I go. However, I will let you know the results as 
soon as I can. 
5 . I find that we know remarkably little of the 
botany of the less conspicuous village fruit-trees 
and I am trying to remedy this defect. I am therefore 
very grateful for the assistance you are giving me. 
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4 . Can you give me any information about 
( L'ioap.yros He If e rl) which I found in Perils, and 
"Sangah" (Elaeocarpus sp,) which I found in the 
market at Baling? Are they well-known trees in the 
Kedah villages 0 The Elaeocarpus appears to be a 
rare species, though I have not yet identified my 
specimens. How does one eat the "Komoi"? 
Principal Agricultural Officer, 
KEDAH. 
