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so great as on Hawaii, but still sufficient ; the bits of bambu houses 

 playing at "hide and seek" on the edge of the forest, made a 

 most attractive scene. We were nearer the volcano than we had 

 been to Vesuvius when at Naples, and it was easy to see that at 

 some not very distant past it had ejected considerable layers of ash 

 that we could measure in the gorge below us. In front of the hotel 



113. VIEW OF GUNUNG SAI.AK FROM HOTEL BELLEVl'E. 



lay the famous garden, Hortus Bogorcnsis, founded in 1 S 1 7 and 

 now the largest in the world. No wonder that the trees look fresh, 

 for the average of rainy days in the year is 219. The garden is 

 so little known on these Hawaiian Islands, where of all places there 

 should be a similar institution, that it may be permitted here to 

 give a more detailed description of its history and arrangement; 

 and for this we are indebted to Dr. J. C. Koniugsberger, the 

 Director, to whom I am also indebted for personal guidance 

 through the garden and for many seeds since sent to me which 



are alreadv growing in the U. S. Experiment Station, thanks to 



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