' CHAPTER XIV. 



Plant collecting — Large nepenthes— Sociable birds — Mountain climbing- 

 — Cold nights — Descent — Safe return to Kiau — Old skulls — Tree 

 ferns — Fine climate — Land culture — Crossing rivers — " Lapayang's" 

 welcome — Tarippe fruit — '■ Benhau " — Pleasant evening at Kamba- 

 tuan village — Graceful young girls — Bundoo — Little gardens en 

 route — Ghinambaur village — A hard day's walking — Return to the 

 Tampassuk — Short-tailed buffaloes — Two-homed rhinoceros — Re- 

 turn to Labuan — Smith's illness — Success of the expedition. 



August 16th. — We were up by daybreak; and while 

 "Jeludin" was preparing breakfast, I went out with 

 the men collecting such plants as I wanted, and packing 

 them in the native sago-sheath baskets (granjombs) with 

 which we had provided ourselves. I was anxious to begiu 

 thus early, as I wanted to start most of the men back to 

 Kiau to-day. After three or four hours' hard work, we 

 loaded twelve men and started them off on the downward 

 journey ; and as we intended staying two days longer up 

 the mountain, they had orders to collect other plants 

 which I had pointed out to them near Kiau. After start- 

 ing them off, I was glad to take breakfast before explor- 

 ing further for other things which I much wished to 

 procure. After om' repast I started off over the ridge of 

 the spur, progress, however, being very slow, as nearly 

 all the way one had to climb through branches, roots, or 

 low shrubs. A glossy-leaved begonia, with large white 

 flowers, was conmion beside the streams, and three species 

 of coelogyne were met with growing among the rocks and 



