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SMITHSONIAN MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTIONS VOL. 72 



Museum, visited the Orient for the purpose of collecting and studying 

 the grasses, especially the bamboos. He left Washington April 25 

 and returned December 2^, visiting the Philippines. Japan, China, 

 and Indo China. Six days were spent at Honolulu on the way over. 

 Collections were made at the following places : Philippines, Manila, 

 Los Banos, Baguio ; Japan, Keelung (Formosa), Yokohama, Tokio, 

 Nikko, Lake Hakone, IMount Fuji, Kyoto, Nagasaki ; China, Shang- 



Fjc. 34. — A peasant's hut near Gotemba, Japan. The roofs of the building are 

 thatched with coarse grass. The bundles are for firewood. 



hai, Nanking, Ruling, Hongkong. Canton, Wampoa, Yingtak, Shiu- 

 chow. Lohfau Alountain, Macao, Island of Hainan, Pakhoi ; Indo- 

 China, Haiphong, Hanoi. Vinh, Hue, Tourane. 



The countries were visited in the order named so that collections 

 might be made at the most favorable season for grasses. 



Collecting in the vicinity of Manila is not very satisfactory as 

 the native flora has been largely replaced by introduced species. From 

 Los Banos, the seat of the Agricultural College, a trip was made to 

 the summit of Mount ^lakeling about 3.500 feet high. This moun- 

 tain is of especial interest to botanists as it is the most accessible 

 region for the virgin forest, most of which has disappeared from the 

 vicinity of Manila. On this mountain was met one of the worst pests 

 of the eastern tropics, the leeches. At upper altitudes in the rain 



