214 Vojjage of the Novara. 



At tlie station of Tjlanjawar, we were saluted, while 

 changing horses, by a Javanese chief, from Tjiangoer, named 

 Radben Rangga Padma Negara, who, despite the tremendous 

 tropical rains, accompanied us on horseback in his rich uni- 

 form, overlaid with gold lace, as far as Tjipannas, where we 

 were received by two government officials, and welcomed 

 with the utmost cordiality. Here it was arranged we were 

 to pass the night, so as, early tlie following morning, to make 

 the ascent of Grunung Pangerango. We also found awaiting 

 us a letter from Dr. Junghuhn, the renowned geologist and 

 writer on the natural liistory of Java, who for years has resid- 

 ed about a day's journey from Tjipannas, at Lembang, at the 

 foot of Tankuban-Prahu, and has latterly been engaged by 

 government to superintend the china -plant cultivation. 

 Dr. Junghuhn had come to meet us as far as Tjipodas, where 

 the first attempts at cultivation of the china -plant were 

 being made with roots imported from South America, but, 

 owing to a press of important business, was compelled to 

 return to his own station before we reached the Preanger 

 Regencies. This estimable German gentleman urgently 

 besought us, by letter, to visit him in his forest abode, and 

 painted in the most glowing colours the wonders of Nature, 

 and the interest in a scientific point of view of his mighty 

 mountain neighbour. At the same time he sent over his 

 learned assistant. Dr. de Vrij, to welcome in his name the 

 Austrian travellers, to explain to them in all their detail the 

 Cinchona -plantations at tlic foot of Pangerango, and to 



