CHAPTER XIV. 



Plant collecting — Large nepenthes— Sociable birds — Mountain climbing 

 —Cold nights— Descent— Safe return to Kiau— Old skulls— Tree 

 fems — Fine climate — Land culture — Crossing rivers — " Lapayang's" 

 welcome — Tarippe fruit — i; Benhau " — Pleasant evening at Kaniba- 

 tuan village — Graceful young girls— Bundoo — Little gardens en 

 route — Ghinambaur village — A hard day's walking — Keturn to the 

 Tampassuk — Short-tailed buffaloes — Two-horned rhinoceros— Re- 

 turn to Labuan — Smith's illness— Success of the expedition. 



August IQth. — We were up by daybreak; and while 

 "Jeludin" was preparing breakfast, I went out with 

 the men collecting such plants as I wanted, and packing 

 them in the native sago-sheath baskets (granjombs) with 

 which we had provided ourselves. I was anxious to begin 

 thus early, as I wanted to start most of the men back to 

 Kiau to-day. After three or four hours' hard work, we 

 loaded twelve men and started them off on the downward 

 journey; and as we intended staying two daj r s longer up 

 the mountain, they had orders to collect other plants 

 which I had pointed out to them near Kiau. After start- 

 ing them off, I was glad to take breakfast before explor- 

 ing further for other things which I much wished to 

 procure. After our repast I stalled off over the ridge of 

 the spur, progress, however, being very slow, as nearly 

 all the way one had to climb through branches, roots, or 

 low shrubs. A glossy-leaved begonia, with large white 

 flowers, was common beside the streams, and three species 

 of coelogyne were met with growing among the rocks and 



