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more interesting than to see tliese flowers of cold regions on 

 this monntain lying within the tropics. A kind of FragancC^ 

 with a yellow fruit and a beautiful flower^ of Caryophylleoe 

 were seen among the rocks. 



At the height of 10,500 ft., iha climate was rather cold. Tlie 

 temperature fell at night to 43 F. The frost was very heavy 

 at that season of the year. There a dark forest of Ahied''^, 

 Tsuga*^, and Cliamœcijparis^^ was very beautiful. 



Passing through this forest, they came to a brook on the 

 banks of which they found two species"' of Umbelliferœ and a 

 kind of Primiila~\ It was here that the beautiful flowers of 

 TliaUcti'uiiP Avere found. EpUohiunf^ of a ver}' small size was 

 also growing along the brook. 



Further on, the coniferous forest gradually gave way to a 

 sln'ubby formation of Jun'iperus^'^\ intermixed witli dwarf trees of 

 the Berber is^^^ family. The ground was all covered with debris 

 of cla}' slate fallen from the peak above. 



From the height of 12,000 ft. and upwards, the mountain sides 

 were grassy, where PotentlUa}^\ Astilhe^^\ Ljjcopodiuni^*^ and Adeno- 

 pJiora^^^ were growing abundantly. A small swampy plot was 

 found, there were beautiful groups of valions flowers of the 

 blue Scablosa^'^\ yellow Hi/perlcum^'^ and Sedum'^\ Clralis^''^ of 



1) Fragaria sp. 11) Berhens sp. 



2) Cacubalus baccifer LiNX. 12) PotenUlla tjeUdd C. A. Mky., 7^. Jr-nmaotn 

 ^) Abies Marksil IIast. viir. Kav:al<iiiùl Dos.yar.morrlsommla'HA.wKTx&SibhaMlii 



Hayata. prociimbens Linn. 



4) Tmign formosana HLiyata. 13) Ast'dbe chinensis Fb. et Sav. 



5) O/Miiureypnris formosensls Matscmura. 14) Lycopoüivra obmtirum Linn., L. cUixahnn 



6) Sanlculnpetaijnioi/Je.9 Hayata »t Ciiidlum sp. Linn, tt L, sermhim Thune. 



7) Primula sp. 15) Adenophont pDjymorphd. Ledeb. 



8) ThaUctrum Fauriel Hayata. Iß) Srahiosa laoerifolin Hayata. 



9) EpilöbiuinalpinumJji'S's.& E.ros€UinScaii,a.B. 17) Hypericum nttenuntuui Cholsy. 

 10) JuùperasformosanaUxYKus.kJ.morrisoiù- 18) Sedum !«on"WO?ien.«e Hayata. 



cti?« Hayata. 19) O.mlis ^'/•(^VA,;; EnoEw. et HnoK. f. 



