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76. Doleritic wacke. Ditto, Sabang barranco, upper part. 



77. Volcanic tufa. Ditto. 



78. Compact doleritic lava. Ditto. 



79. Ditto, coarsely vesicular. Ditto. 



80. Trachy-dolerite. Calangay Village on the left bank of the 

 river Pansipit. 



Catalogue of Plants on the Volcanic Island of Taal. 



During my stay upon the island and crossing the Laguna of 

 Bombon, I made a collection of more than 100 plants, which was 

 augmented through the kindness of friends who had collected in 

 the same locality, to more than 230 species. Sefior Centeno has 

 published at the end of his pamphlet a list of 236 species which 

 were collected on the island between 1877 and 1879. They were 

 determined by Padre Fray Celestino Fernandez Villar, an Augus- 

 tinian monk, who, with Padre Andrea Naves, edited the new and 

 magnificent edition of Padre Immanuel Blanco's " Flora Philippi- 

 nensium." I find, on comparing my list with that of Senor Centeno, 

 that it includes many species overlooked by his collectors, while I 

 did not succeed in obtaining some that are mentioned in his list. 

 I shall therefore combine the two, and shall add such remarks 

 concerning the various species as will include some of the 

 botanical notes during my eastern travels. 



RANUNCULACE^. 



1. Naravelia zeylanica, DC, called Banai-banai by the 

 Tagalo Indians. This is an inconspicuous climbing plant with 

 star-like yellow flowers distinguished from Clematis by the presence 

 of petals. It is the only species, and extends all through the 

 Eastern Ai'chipelago, being known by tbe name of Narawael in 

 Ceylon. I have found it in shady humid places in many localities 

 where I have been botanizing in Java, Malayan Peninsula, &c. 

 The plant is acrid, but I am not aware whether any medicinal 

 properties are attributed to it by the natives. 



