CHAPTER XIV. 



Plant collecting Large nepenthes Sociable birds Mountain climbing 

 Cold nights Descent Safe return to Kiau Old skulls Tree 

 ferns Fine climate Land culture Crossing rivers ' ; Lapayang's" 

 welcome Tarippe fruit ' ; Benhau " Pleasant evening at Kamba- 

 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 Ee- 

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



August 16th. 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 days longer up 

 the mountain, they had orders to collect other plants 

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

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

 ing further for other things which I much wished to 

 procure. After our repast I started 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 



