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Photo by Harrison W. Smith 
THE GREAT TARO PLANT GROWING BY THE ROADSIDE: THE YOUNG LEAVES OF THE 
WILD TARO WHEN BOILED CONSTITUTE ONE OF THE DELICIOUS NATIVE DISHES 
As soon as the plates are in the de- 
veloper, the tank is sealed, removed from 
the dark bag, and placed in a wooden 
box lined with thick hair-felt to maintain 
constant temperature. During develop- 
ment it is important to stir the developer 
three or four times to prevent uneven 
development over different portions of 
the plate. Under particular conditions it 
is easy to find the temperature at which 
the process must be started in order that 
the average may be 65 degrees. At the 
end of development the cover of the tank 
is loosened in subdued daylight, the de- 
veloper is poured off and the plates are 
rinsed by pouring in fresh water quickly 
after removing the cover, and the fixing 
completed in the ordinary manner.’ The 
dark bag is made of double-fabric gossa- 
mer with the seams vulcanized, and is 
absolutely light-tight. 
A NATURALIST’S VISIT TO TAHITI 
*“We paid several visits to the barrier- 
reef, where the water was so clear that 
we could see everything as in a glass 
tank. There were many large holothu- 
rians, one of which on being captured 
ejected an example of the long silvery 
fish which has been described as living 
in these “‘sea-slugs.”’ 
The coral was covered in many places 
with sea-urchins, which were possessed 
of spines three or four inches in length, 
so that when walking on the reef great 
care had to be taken to prevent a nasty 
wound. 
One evening we watched some natives 
spearing fish by torch-light. two canoes 
paddled out a few yards apart until they 
* Abstracted from an entertaining narrative, 
“Three Voyages of a Naturalist,” by M. J. 
Nicoll. Witterby & Co. 
