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(Illustrated Treatise of Botany), by Iwasaki Tsunemasala, published 
1828 ; and (3) Somoku Zusetzu (Illustrations and Descriptions of 
Plants), by Jinuma Yokusai, which appeared in 1856. Although 
the plants of the Somoku Zusetzu were arranged according to the 
Linnean system, and the Latin names were frequently given, there 
was no systematic collation of the Japanese plants, as figured in 
these works, and their vernaculars on one hand, with the scientific 
nomenclature of European botanists on the other. o achieve 
this object and to initiate Japanese botanists into the western 
systems of classification was Savatier’s immediate aim e made 
himself acquainted with the Japanese botanical literature and, 
together with his pupil Saba, translated the. Kwa-wi (Paris, 1874), 
engaging a Japanese artist to delineate the plates, which were, 
unfortunately, never published. Last, but not least, he collected 
zealously in the neighbourhood of his station, and over a considerable 
part of Nipon, whilst European residents in various parts of Japan 
and Japanese collectors helped him by contributing plants. He 
himself is credited with having collected about 1,600 species, out of 
which over 100 were found to be new, or at least new to Japan. T 1e 
results of his labours are displayed in the ‘““Enumeratio Plantarum in 
Japonia Sponte Crescentium,” which, under the joint authorship of 
A. Franchet and L. Savatier, appeared in two volumes (Paris, 1875 
and 1879), The aim which Savatier had in view was fully realised 
y that work, which must have been of immense value to the 
Japanese in their endeavour to adjust their botanical taxonomy on a 
modern basis. The herbarium material which Savatier supplied 
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directly and indirectly towards the elaboration of the “ Enumeratio 
was deposited in the Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, at Paris, but he 
retained at the same time a large set for himself, and it is this 
which has now been acquired by Kew. 
Having returned to France in 1876, Savatier was at once 
attached as “ Médecin en chef” to the French Naval Division then 
about to leave for the Pacific, of which the flagship was the frigate 
“La Magicienne.” Touching at the Cape Verd Islands and 
Montevideo, the division reached Punto Arena early in February 
of the following year. After a short stay in the Magelhan Straits 
(February 8 to 25), it proceeded to Valparaiso (March 9-20) and 
pelago where Nukahiwa was visited (August 14-20). After a 
prolonged cruise in the Pacific, tog ane was again reached early 
In 1878 (January 4 to March 19). 
