It is requested that the 
following number be quoted 
in the reply to this letter, 
and that replies be addressed 
to the office, and not to in¬ 
dividuals by name. 
No . 122 . in...F. R. 0. 70/35. 
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Dear Corner, 
Thank you very much for your letter of 
16th inst.. I am very glad to hare your, and 
Fartado 1 s ; notes on the parashorea question. I shall 
not now attempt to reply to all the points you raise. 
I'm afraid my original note did not explain the 
position as clearly as it should have done and I am 
rewriting it entirely. I have been studying my 
material, and some additional specimens, since that 
note was written and have changed my views about the 
new species p. tomentella . I think I shall make it 
a variety and not a new species, although it may later 
be desirable to raise it to specific rank. I have 
written to van Slooten for some specimens that will be 
ol great assistance and if you can give me until they 
arrive (2 or at most 3 weeks) I should be able to give 
you a much more satisfactory note for publication. 
The problem of Merrill’s interpretations 
remains the same. I agree with your general attitude 
but I hardly think one can expect proof in all cases. 
One can compare an author making an interpretation to 
the learned judge who convicts on circumstantial 
E.J.H. Corner, Esq., 
Botanic Gardens, 
SINGAPORE. 
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE, 
KEPONG, SELANGOR, FED. MALAY STATES. 
21st . October., . 1 9 37. 
