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island wlio is a yoiing and zealons student of science, and 

 twice accompanied Txo diiring tlie lattcr's botnnical journeys in 

 that district. 



8. A small, but exceptionally interesting, set of plants 

 collected in tlie mountainous reoions of the island of Ishiojachi 

 in 189o by Mr. Yasuichi Aragachi, a highly cultivated 

 Luchuan gentleman, who accompanied and zealously assisted 

 Ito during his botanical tour through the islands of the Yema 

 Archipelogo, and afterwards came to Kagoshima during the 

 author's residence in that romantic city, for the purpose of 

 studying English, being admitted into Ito's family for more 

 than a year. 



9. A small set of plants gathered in the island of Ucliina 

 in 1894 by ^lr. Kinxosuke Hirasawa, who accompanied Ito 

 to the same island. These plants are now i)reserved in tlie 

 Normal 8chool at Kagoshima, whence they have been kindly 

 forwarded for examination by Mr. Sakutaeo PIigasiit. 



10. Lastly, an interesting collection made by Dr. J. 

 Matsumura, durlng a botanical tour in thc island of Uchina 

 in 1897. 



There yet remains the pleasant duty of expressing our 

 indebtedness and gratitudc to all tliose gentlemen who have 

 assisted us in various ways. To Baron Narabara, Governor 

 of the Ijrichu Islands, we are especially indebted for tlie warm 

 reception accorded to us during our visits to tlic archipelago 

 over which he rulc^, and whose kind influence and porsonal 

 interest in scientific investigation afforded us special facilities ; 

 to Baron Uzuhiko Shimazu and to Professor Umekictti Yatabe, 

 bv whose kin<] recommendation one of thc authors, Ito, was 



