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and that five Moods of it follow one another always 
He; is of opinion that possibly a fungAs kills it. 
The e xoltc trees which Curtis planted '.on the Kubang 
Ulu reserve were found with some difficulty as other 
trees had obscured them, and there was an undergrowth of 
6-8 feet in height. Of the two Eucalypts ther4, one fruits and 
the other does not. It is evident that they and cones- 
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ponding / trees in the Waterfall gardens were planted 
jat the same time. . The same Eucalyptus fruits mb oth 
places. The growth of . Swietenia Mahogani is as- in the 
traterf-all hardens: it 1 ranches Lot * • ; 
Stodthart grows three races of hitter casav^. 
' He told me that in 1915 Malays rented land from 
him and grew large* crops of hioscorea esculenta, making 
a profit of .$60 per acre. They planted the tubers, ana 
ale ov.ed the shoots to get up a little: then they 
threw a handful 1 of earth on the top of the pleat. 
ho supports were used* 
Stbdhart' s . opinion is that the chinanan with the 
Sagittaria crops . at Bukit Mrrtajam makes ?60 pea acre 
also . 
Opuntia mon'acantfia was seen in Butterworth. Opuntia 
cochinelifera was seen in. a sinlge plant %r Perms i,ang 
£1 ■ - . The Ejtphorbia which is in the Residency grounds 
at Malacca is at Kubang Ulu. There also Purcraea has been 
planted. : ! 
jn the evening I sailed for Lumut • 
February 28thhotanised .around Lumut * 
JKK3SKX3gOC March 1st., the same and to the house of 
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If arch 2nd. in the very early hours left Lumut ana 
arrived at Bruas at about 7 a.m. and there stayed with, 
W*S.Coolcson. In the morning I went around the binding© 
