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island who is a young and zealous student of science, and 

 twice accompanied Itu during the latter's botanical journeys in 

 that district. 



8. A small, but exceptionally interesting, set of plants 

 collected in the mountainous regions of the island of Ishigachi 

 in 1895 by Mr. Yasuichi Akagacht, a highly cultivated 

 Luchuan gentleman, who accompanied and zealously assisted 

 Ito during his botanical tour through the islands of the Yêma 

 Archipelago, and afterwards came to Kagoshima during the 

 author's residence in that romantic city, for the purpose of 

 studying English, being admitted into Itö's ftimily for more 

 than a year. 



9. A small set of plants gathered in the island of Uchina 

 in 1894 by Mr. Kinxosuke Hirasawa, who accompanied Ito 

 to the same island. These plants are now preserved in the 

 Normal School at Kagoshima, whence they have been kindly 

 forwarded for examination by Mr. Sakutaro Higashi. 



10. Lastly, an interesting collection made by Dr. J. 

 Matsumura, during a botanical tour in the island of Uchina 

 in 1897. 



There yet remains the pleasant duty of expressing our 

 indebtedness and gratitude to all those gentlemen who have 

 assisted us in various ways. To Baron Narabara, Governor 

 of the Lûchû Islands, we are especially indel)ted for the warm 

 reception accorded to us during our visits to the archipelago 

 over which he rules, and whose kind influence and personal 

 interest in scientific investigation afforded us special facilities ; 

 to Baron Uzuhiko Shimazu and to Professor Umekichi Yatabe, 

 by whose kind recommendation one of the authors, Ito, was 



