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  (2) 
  By 
  walking 
  a 
  mile 
  or 
  more 
  along 
  the 
  Kau 
  road, 
  then 
  fac- 
  

   ing 
  towards 
  the 
  summit 
  of 
  the 
  mountain 
  and 
  crossing 
  the 
  open 
  

   country 
  such 
  as 
  I 
  have 
  just 
  described, 
  one 
  enters 
  a 
  totall}^ 
  differ- 
  

   ent 
  locality. 
  The 
  forest 
  here 
  is 
  well-grown 
  and 
  consists 
  of 
  large 
  

   Koa 
  and 
  Ohia 
  trees, 
  in 
  some 
  places 
  the 
  former 
  {Acacia 
  koa), 
  in 
  

   others 
  the 
  latter 
  predominating; 
  in 
  some 
  spots 
  tree-fei-ns, 
  in 
  

   others 
  bracken, 
  abound, 
  while 
  various 
  trees 
  of 
  smaller 
  growth 
  

   arc 
  numerous, 
  species 
  of 
  Pelea, 
  Myrsine, 
  Myoporum, 
  Sophora, 
  

   occasionally 
  Pipiurus 
  and 
  Euphorbia 
  being 
  amongst 
  these. 
  In 
  

   some 
  spots 
  Alyxia 
  olivaeformis 
  forms 
  dense 
  hanging 
  masses 
  in 
  

   these 
  trees. 
  

  

  (3) 
  Immediately 
  behind 
  the 
  Volcano 
  House 
  Hotel 
  one 
  

   quickly 
  enters 
  another 
  well 
  marked 
  district. 
  There 
  is 
  a 
  forest 
  

   that 
  is 
  essentially 
  formed 
  of 
  Ohia, 
  the 
  woods 
  are 
  always 
  damp, 
  

   the 
  undergrowth 
  largely 
  consists 
  of 
  great 
  tree-ferns, 
  but 
  a 
  variety 
  

   of 
  smaller 
  trees 
  are 
  scattered 
  amongst 
  these, 
  Pipturus, 
  Myrsine, 
  

   Cheirodendron, 
  Broussasia 
  and 
  occasional 
  arborescent 
  Lobeliaceae. 
  

   The 
  more 
  open 
  parts 
  of 
  this 
  forest 
  have 
  now 
  become 
  invaded 
  by 
  

   an 
  imported 
  raspberry, 
  which 
  bears 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  A^ery 
  pretty 
  

   but 
  insipid 
  berries 
  of 
  an 
  altogether 
  inferior 
  quality. 
  On 
  the 
  Hilo 
  

   side, 
  where 
  the 
  forest 
  is 
  generally 
  of 
  a 
  similar 
  character 
  this 
  im- 
  

   portation 
  is 
  a 
  still 
  greater 
  pest. 
  

  

  A 
  three 
  mile 
  walk 
  will 
  cover 
  all 
  three 
  of 
  the 
  regions 
  that 
  I 
  

   have 
  described 
  above, 
  while 
  owing 
  to 
  the 
  fine 
  condition 
  of 
  the 
  

   roads, 
  over 
  which 
  stages 
  I'un 
  daily, 
  and 
  further 
  by 
  taking 
  ad- 
  

   vantage 
  of 
  the 
  Hilo 
  railroad, 
  many 
  other 
  localities 
  can 
  now 
  be 
  

   visited 
  from 
  Kilauea 
  for 
  the 
  purpose 
  of 
  a 
  day's 
  collecting, 
  which 
  

   before 
  were 
  inaccessible. 
  Consequently, 
  I 
  have 
  sometimes 
  spec- 
  

   ially 
  referred 
  to 
  desirable 
  insects 
  that 
  can 
  easily 
  be 
  obtained 
  by 
  

   making 
  such 
  excursions, 
  though 
  nearly 
  all 
  that 
  I 
  have 
  listed 
  can 
  

   be 
  obtained 
  in 
  the 
  localities 
  that 
  I 
  have 
  particularly 
  described 
  

   above. 
  

  

  If 
  I 
  were 
  asked 
  to 
  define 
  these 
  three 
  regions 
  by 
  their 
  most 
  

   striking 
  productions 
  I 
  should 
  say 
  that 
  the 
  first 
  is 
  remarkable 
  for 
  

   the 
  great 
  numbers 
  of 
  Nocturnal 
  moths 
  {Agrotis) 
  that 
  frequent 
  its 
  

   more 
  open 
  parts. 
  At 
  certain 
  seasons 
  these 
  moths 
  rise 
  up 
  every 
  

   few 
  yards, 
  as 
  one 
  walks 
  along, 
  often 
  several 
  take 
  flight 
  together, 
  

   but 
  in 
  general 
  they 
  are 
  wild 
  and 
  difficult 
  to 
  catch. 
  No 
  doubt 
  

   on 
  a 
  favorable 
  night 
  they 
  could 
  be 
  obtained 
  in 
  any 
  number 
  on 
  

  

  