X . CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE 11. 



SOJOURN AT KOSALA IN BANTAM. 



Leave Genteng — Kative blacksmiths at Sadjira — Hot springs of Tjipanas 

 Birds and plants at Tiinanas — Invitation to Kosala — The Kosala 



estate — The curious disease Lata — 'Jlie Wau-wau — Birds— "Bees 



White ants — Great trees — Loni: drought and its consequences — The 

 Hemileia vastatrix^ a fungoid blight and the buflalo diseas3 — Flora 

 and fauna of Kosala Mountains — Singular living ants' nests and their 

 development — Orchids jit Ko sala and some curious devices for secur- 

 ing self-fertilisation — Ancient remains in the forest — The Karangs 

 and their curious rites — The Badui — Religion and superstitions of the 

 people of Bantam — Leave Kosala 



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SOJOURN 



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ve towards the Tengamus Mountain — Butterflies found on the journey 

 thither— Tiohmomon — The Balai, a characteristic institution — De- 

 scent of the Lamponge-s — Their Language — ^Divi^ions of the province 



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Leave Buitenzorg for the Preanger Regencies— Journey to Bandong ia a 

 post-cart — Bandong — Thence to Pengelengan — Visit to the famous 

 Cinchona Gardens of the Government — Plant-life in the surrounding 

 mountains — The Upas-tree — -Crater flora — Land slips and the 

 power of rain — Interesting birds — The Badger-headed Mydaus — The 

 Banteng, or wild cattle — Wild do^^s — Leave Pen^elenf^au forBatavia 105 



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SOJOURN VS THE LAilTONGS- 



Leave Batavia for Telok-betong — ^Lampong Bay — Telok-betong — Leave 

 for Gedong-tetahan — Forest scenery by the way — Escape from a 

 tiger — Flowers in the forest — Gedonc^-tetahan — Birds and insects 

 there— Move to Kotta-djawa — The village — Ruthless destruction of 

 the forest — Trees— Entomological treasures— Move to Gunung Trang 

 The pepi^er trade — Birds there — Interesting butterflies .. „ 125 



