1372 LEAFLETS OF PHILIPPINE BoTANY [Vou. IV, Art. 71 
ed on the west coast of Palawan. They say it is only 15 miles 
across. The Balsahan river rises on the rounded and heavily forest- 
ed Beaufort, is considerably smaller than the combined branches 
of the Iwahig and empties into the bay several miles to the 
north. The trail leading to Pulgar first passes through a dense 
dipterocarp forest, crosses a small stream and abruptly ascends 
a ridge for about 1000 feet. At this point is a lookout house 
named “Baguio.” Beyond this place the trail continues along 
the ridge up to about 2500 feet altitude. This entire ridge 
is densely covered with Dinachloa scandens O. Kze. which sprawls, 
climbs and hangs in great profusion and nearly the entire mass 
of it was loaded with fruit. From this long bamboo ridge the 
trail to mount Pulgar turns more directly southward, crosses a 
densely wooded stream depression and follows the main forested 
ridge until about 3600 feet when it becomes steeper, more rocky 
and where the woods give way to shrubby vegetation. I have 
only once succeeded in coaxing my two colonial companions to 
the summit. The peak vegetation was a revelation to me, and 
out of that day’s collection I find over twenty five new species 
of flowering plants alone. Among the other already known 
plants gathered, the most interesting is Quercus merrillii Seem. 
This is the only scrub oak known in the Philippines and so far 
it has not been collected elsewhere. Further down in the humid 
woods or forests is a second oak species of good stature and 
which will in some future article be dedicated to Governor J. H. 
Evans. 
The figs are not very numerous on Palawan, only twenty 
four species were collected of which eight are in the following 
pages proposed as new. Most of the novelties are rather re- 
markable distinct species. Other especially interesting ones 
are F. recurva Blm. which is quite typical and is collected and 
reported here for the first time from the ‘Philippines. The re- 
discovery of F. copelandii C. B. Rob. is most interesting because 
of its first range extension and I should also expect it in British 
North Borneo. F. pseudopalma Blco. was not seen either at 
Brooks Point or at Puerto Princesa. It is a common species 
throughout the middle portion of the Philippines, less com- 
mon in the north of Luzon, rare in southern Mindanao and 
lacking i in the southeastern portion of Palawan. Another note- 
able instance in this fascicle is the absence of F. minahassae 
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