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rises to a height of nearly 4000 feet above sea level. Several 
thermal springs flow from its sides, and hence we have the name 
Los Banos (the baths) for one of the towns at the foot of the 
mountain. Thus the College offers at once a study of the lowland 

Fig. 1. College of Agriculture, Los Banos. Mt. Makiling in the 
background. Photo by L. B. Uichaneo. 
and generally more widespread fauna of the cultivated and semi- 
cultivated areas as well as that of the forest itself. The com- 
parative isolation of this mountain probably accounts, in a large 
measure, for the very rich and rather distinct fauna and flora 
it supports. Entomologically, thanks chiefly to the efforts of 
Prof: C. F. Baker, Dean of the College-of- Agricultures sand*his 
collector, Julian, it is probably the best known region in the 
Philippines. 
The Philippine Islands form a part of the Indo- Malayan region, 
which includes Java, Sumatra, Borneo, India, portions of China, 
etc. Los Banos lies approximately in latitude 14° 10’ N. and 
longitude 121° 10’ E. and has a distinctly tropical climate. Its 
seasons may be considered three: the warm and moist period, 
from about June to September; the cool, to January; and the 
dry period, to May. The rainfall is fairly heavy, and violent 
storms (baguios) sometimes occur. During the single cool sea- 
