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collected here. This was also our first 

 opportunity of seeing the tree ferns. The 

 journey occupied about six hours' time. 

 Arrived at the Volcano House, and 

 having immediately made the four mile 

 trip to the volcano, we turned our at- 

 tention again to the algae. It was 

 hoped that there might be hot spring 

 forms in the neighborhood, and, on gaz- 

 ing into the depths of steaming crevices, 

 we were able to see evidence of blue- 

 green coatings on the rocks below. 

 But the sulphur fumes were too sug- 

 gestive, and it did not seem desirable 

 to pursue investigations further. So 

 the only alga collected at Kilauea was 

 a poor little undeveloped Hormiscia, 

 which grew as a bright green crust on 

 dirt and stones under dripping tanks 

 back of the Volcano House. This is at 

 an elevation of 4,440 feet. 



On account of a runaway, I believe, 



