the • flower 
of Argos lemma Hooke ri an cl Bonerila para&oxa 
tv ere open; Hut no ■ insects were seen to visit iher • 
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The "beautiful blue Xyiocopa coerulea was seen towards 
evening on the floverb of * Adinandra dumosa. 
' Hipteris is very abundant about the top. of 
estern hill where it has been : cleared that the beacon 
fir* 
may be clearly visible, A large proportion of the trees 
upon the hill are Dacrydrums. Agathis exists in some 
quantity near Tiger hill, 
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i 
• V , 
In the hollow under the Crag I got' Cypri podium barb a turn 
. 
v ; - - - _ .. ^; 
barbaturn, 
« An inflorescence of Stylocoryna mollis brought in to 
the house from the direction of Western hill, -in. the 
evening became very fragrant with the scent of Hyacinths, 
April 4th, at the Crag from 8 a.m, mnon the flowers 
* 
of Ptero carpus indicus Apis dors/ata was very busy, 
bioscorea orbiculata occurs upon the top of Western 
hill. 
In the evening again I saw Xyiocopa coerulea upon 
flowers of.Adinandra dumosa, but I was- not able to 
watch it close enough' to see that it was., sucking honey, 
* 
In the afternoon after rian, Apis dorsata deserted the 
Pterocarpus flowers. 
April 5th • I left the Grag for Penang. Upon the 
descent of the hill I noticed additions to the species 
* » * 
in flower and It seems - that a flowering season is indeed 
commencing. ' 
April 6th, from Penang to Tampin. There is a little 
rice still out in Krian, 
St 
Hymphaeas are in flower. 
April 7th. To Malacca and out to Selandar, 
♦ 
Gowlev-I;rown has ascertained that the Malays curry the locusts, 
A flowering season seems to be in . The rubber is 
