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from the mountains, which equally stopped collecting, and 

 rendered it most difficult to dry my specimens, so that I real- 

 ly had no chance of getting a fair sample of Javanese ento- 

 mology. 



By far the most interesting incident in my visit to Java 

 was a trip to the summit of the Pangerango and Gedeh 

 mountains ; the former an extinct volcanic cone about 10,000 

 feet high, the latter an active crater on a lower portion of 

 the same mountain range. Tchipanas, about four miles over 

 the Megamendong Pass, is at the foot of the mountain. A 

 small country-house for the Governor-general and a branch 

 of the Botanic Gardens are situated here, the keeper of which 

 accommodated me with a bed for a night. There are many 

 beautiful trees and shrubs planted here, and large quantities 

 of European vegetables are grown for the Governor-general's 

 table. By the side of a little torrent that bordered the gar- 

 den quantities of orchids were cultivated, attached to the 

 trunks of trees, or suspended from the branches, forming an 

 interesting open-air orchid-house. As I intended to stay two 

 or three nights on the mountain I engaged two coolies to 

 carry my baggage, and with my two hunters we started ear- 

 ly the next morning. The first mile was over open country, 

 which brought us to the forest that covers the whole mount- 

 ain from a height of about 5000 feet. The next mile or 

 two was a tolerably steep ascent through a grand virgin for- 

 est, the trees being of great size, and the undergrowth con- 

 sisting of fine herbaceous plants, tree-ferns, and shrubby 

 vegetation. I was struck by the immense number of ferns 

 that grew by the side of the road. Their variety seemed 

 endless, and I was continually stopping to admire some new 

 and interesting forms. I could now well understand what I 

 had been told by the gardener, that 300 species had been 

 found on this one mountain. A little before noon we reach- 

 ed the small plateau of Tjiburong, at the foot of the steeper 

 part of the mountain, where there is a plank-house for the 

 accommodation of travellers. Close by is a picturesque wa- 

 terfall and a curious cavern, which I had not time to explore. 

 Continuing our ascent the road became narrow, rugged, and 

 steep, winding zigzag up the cone, which is covered with ir- 

 regular masses of rock, and overgrown with a dense luxuri- 



