Coconut estate, and in the afternoon through the village. 
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March 3rd. in the moirning to the Sandyeroft rubber 
estate; at midday about the bindings coconut estate; and in 
the evening left again for Lumut. 
The land at Pangkalen baharu * is an interesting series 
of old sea beaches parallel to one another. These beaches 
are at least seven in number and are very sandy, while 
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the hollows between are peaty. Some of the hollows are 
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narrow and some are wide , The sand is full of cockle 
shells doubtless ‘of the same -age * as the permatang; but 
in this some caution is necessary as ' the permatangs have 
served for village * sites. The village of Pengkalen baharu 
is upon one of the permatangs and a, few years ago 
those behind it were deep in forest. Tembusu was, says 
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Cookson, as common tree upon them, Mow the permatang where- 
■ on . is the village, in those parts where it is not at all 
cultivated produces lallang and Pteridium aqyilinmn mixed. 
The pink Ccsmea is quite common as a weed around the 
village. Betle pal,ms and coconut palms are common in the 
village; but there is little attempt at making gardens. 
The road to Batu Kampar, i.e. towards Taiplhg, runs 
along one of the permatangs for a distance and then turning 
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east passes through, a swampy forest full of rattans, 
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crosses another permatang,- more, swampy forest • and reaches 
the base of small hills where Batu Kampar is. 
In open pools in the. swampy hollows Hymphaea and 
Utricularia flexuosa are found; and against the edge of the 
forest there is a lot of Lasia, Heptunia was seen, 
March 4th, In Lumut and* in the evening left for 
Penang, Euphorbia Tirucalli is in the District Officer 1 s , 
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compound 'there and Cassia aurieulata, both flowering. 
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One of the commonest of the weeds in Lumut is 
Sebastiana Cliamaelea, Am ochre-coloured Ipomoea, is common, A 
little ^edyotis is 'common 
