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differ* fin the ordinarijr varieties. Assam “elunar fOarelwl* *„ 
trsviridis) were plentiful, 
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The poultry sootisn chewed^very flee specimens ceuld he bred in 
thia esuntry; the sections were exclusively eccupied by planters 
end Europeans, which means that the native farmers here net yet been 
reused t* th» need *f improving their breeds. 
Their were rany abnormal specimens which I tried te study and a 
separate paper will be prepared an then. 
As the specimens beught ftea the show ceuld only be ebtained after 
6 P«*» when ne train te return t* Penang was available, l spend the 
nijjht and tr.* next aeming in Taiping, taking this opportunity te 
risit the Garden* and the Museum.in the Bardens I nsticed a creeping 
Hitistvut; t> : ' ing an a plant heuse,Xt produces abundant but snail flag 
flowers, tha xa a nattienx nfxdanarafcctiMrfanttt^ M^. Judging 
fron the eenditisn ef mwtW fruit trees (rawing there, the place 
and climate seen te be very fareurable ts fruit cultivation, thsugh 
this would require a special sjstcsi sf manuring swing ts the Inter!* 
tic sail that predominate^ there, 
TEB BBUM—i* prgfcafcly the richest in the peninsula in its collect 
tien ef the fishery and ethnologies! material sf the British Malaya, 
It contains alee a very lar(e collection ef plant preduets c hi i» h in 
many cases are accompanied with the specimens ef the plaat«/themselveo< 
The legends ef the latter contain anknsehert notes shewing hew, er 
from what part, the product is extracted.Buoh information glren ef 
the various products ef local origin makes the museum mere attractive 
as well as msre instructive, 
'• - entrance door sf the sffies, there are tgo liand*drmnings 
sf branched coconut palms: Th# ane is sf a bifurcated palAfrem Bandar, 
Lower Perak, with kxkkx fruits on both the lynches, Th* other palm 
has throe fruit*bearing branches and it is from Pasir Panj&ng/, Larut 
L,Perak. Bdth drawings appear ts b# very aid, 
on 86th, I returned by th* 5*30 p,m, train. 
