and thence to Alor G-ajah and forward to Malacca. The 
search for locusts on this journey thus cowered all the 
roads which meet at Kampong Tengah. 
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In this part of Malacca territory Oncost'erma seems to 
he less rhre than towards Jasin, where I have seen it 
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nowhere than in 3asin village. There are several clumps of 
it north of Tanjong Kling and heyond Pangkalan Bahama and als 
near Lubok China bridge. 
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Out towards Kuala Linggi the Malays are reluctant to 
cultivate their sawahs. These sawahs are behind the raised 
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beach whereon the houses are. The houses make a contin- 
ous village and. the men fish. 'It appears that the sawah 
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was essential to them once and is so no longer, as they 
live so much mor by means of exchange. Melaleuca is 
invading the fields,. The condition persists along the whole 
mu him' of Kuala. Bungei Baharu except at either end where there 
is a 1 ill behind the coast. 
At Kuala Linggi rock come to the surga.ce. 
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There is gambler in various parts of the Bungei 
Bahr$t estate. The only area of tapioca seen is a small one 
near Bukit lintang; further plants were in gardens. 
Lioscorea pyrifolia is .not uncommon upon the edge of 
the Sungei Siput forest.-D. hispida was seen all over the 
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country side. D.alata was not seen, 
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Pa.ndanus leaf cutting is in progress; the torny margin 
is removed at the same time, and drying follows. 
Lendrobium crumenatum was in. flower abundantly everywhere. 
The palm which h(ilds most epiphytes is Arenga; and 
these are chiefly ferns of three species. 
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