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PREFACE 



Mr. Henry's "List of (Plants from Fov^nosa/' ^hxch. 

 may be considered die only guide for the students of plant 

 life in this island, was published in 1896, and contains only 

 those plants which had been collected and described by 

 Europeans and Americans before the cession of the island. 

 The Tokyo Imperial University frequently sent collectors 

 for the exploration of the island, and Prof Jinzo Matsumura 

 was specially engaged in these researches and published an 

 essay on the plants of Formosa. In 1906, he and Dr. 

 Bunzo Hayata published their " Enumeratio (Plaiitarttm 

 Fonnosanarunz/'' which embraces, in addition to Mr, 

 Henry's list, collections made by Dr. Tomitaro Makino, 

 Dr. Kiichi Miyake, Mr. Chutaro Owatari, Dr. Hayata, Mr. 

 Yasusada Tashiro, Mr. Hiroye Kawakami and others. 



Before this time, the Formosan Government made 

 provisions for investigation of the useful plants of Formosa, 

 and I was appointed principal of the staff. I undertook, 

 first of all, to collect the native plants, making explorations 

 first on the plains, then in the mountainous parts, and at 

 last often entering into the savage districts. The result is 

 a large accumulation of material. My principal collabora- 

 tors were the Formosan officials Mr. Genji Nakahara, Mr. 

 Ushinosuke Mori, Mr. Yaichi Shimada and Mr. Shunichi 

 Sasaki. Dr. Tokutaro Ito, Mr. Shunsuke Kusano, Mr. 



