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region about the station is extremely 

 rich, both in fauna and in flora. 



It is now but a few months since 

 Rear-Admiral Beardslee paid his second 

 visit to Japan. His first was under 

 Commodore Perry, some half century 

 ago, as a result of which the mysterious 

 country was unlocked. The exact land- 

 ing place was learned by some gentle- 

 men of Tokyo from Admiral Beardslee, 

 and they decided that there should be 

 a monument to commemorate the event. 

 The precise spot is very near the Ma- 

 rine Laboratory. It would be both 

 pleasant and interesting for American 

 botanists to visit Misaki and study the 

 marine vegetation in the shadow of the 

 monument which marks the first foot- 

 prints of their forefathers who intro- 

 duced American civilization to Japan. 



