27 . 
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August 24th, to Ken dong and by Bukit Payong back to Tampin* 
The lallang ob Bukit Payong ha.s been repeatedly burned 
since 
it took 
possession of 
the land which had 
been 
in 
tapioca 
, There 
\ 
are ■ no weeds 
i n i t ; 
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but there 
are j 
^lenti 
fully 
clumps 
of wild Musa, 
so much 
so as to ' 
be a 
feature. It cannot have been many years since the tapioca 
was abandoned and it lo&ks as it the 1'usa had held 
on from the time when, the .forest was cleared through 
the, tap!pea growing. Big granite blocks encumber the hill. 
The pods of Peltophonim dasyrrhachis commonly hold 
two seeds, but may contain up to six. Each seed has 
its own chamber, and is surrounded by a spongy material 
which possiboy by holding water aids in germination. The 
* 
seeds are very hard and very flat. The pods have their 
< - ■ <■ ' ■ 
edges . twisted to opposite, sudes, so that a section is 
t 
They habg vertically , and presum dly fall 
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whole. Seed is ,rioe everywhere now, and 
seems ' r o hang long onto the trees. 
At -ken dong I found a Clitorea ternatea with all the 
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petals vexillate, and I took seed, 
T * * ’ 
-*-n the afternoon I left for Kuala Lumpur, noting 
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on the way the great beds of Phragmites at the sides of 
the rivers crossed, i.e, at Seremhan and at Kajang. 
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On e sees rice sawahs as far as Seremban, but scarce¬ 
ly beyond. The narrower are already planted; but not : the 
t 
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broader,, apparently in consequence of .imperfect irrigation. 
I found a little white caterpillar to devour the seed 
r * ■ i 1 
of Peltophorum, 
<s < ? 
August 25th. I proceeded to Pehang, The < difference 
’ 
between the ; climates. Qf' Singapore, and Perak < seem to be 
t considerable; an.d t it is .noticed that vegetables seem to 
do so much better in thp neighbourhood of Ipoh than in 
•Singapore. , The season is late , and only a little rice can 
be seen west of Kuala Kangqar , and that is seed J?ed still. 
