498 A NATURALIST'S WANDERINGS 



Early in 1840, D'Ueville touched at Coupang in the voyage of the 

 Astrolabe, and with Hombron collected some plants. 



In 1843, Captain Sie Eveeaed Home collected a few plants in Timor 

 on his way home from China. 



Mr. A. K. Wallace, in his celebrated travels in the Archipelago, 

 resided in several parts of Timor, but though devoting himself almost 

 exclusively to tlie zoology of the island, he found time to make a small 

 collection of grasses, which ar6 preserved in the Kew Herbarium. 



Mr. J. E. Tetsmann devoted a long life to the botanical investigation 

 of the islands of both the Indo- and Austro-Malayan regions. In his col- 

 lecting tours on behalf of the Botanical Gardens, Buitenzorg, extending 

 over a period of nearly half a century, from about 1830-1880, he visited 

 Timor on more than one occasion. His herbarium is preserved in the 

 Museums of both Leyden and Buitenzorg. 



Mr. J. Gr. F. EiEDEL, at one time Dutch Resident in Coupang, West 

 Timor, sent to the Botanical Museum in Dresden a collection of plants, of 

 which a small number were communicated in 1879 to the Kew Her- 

 barium by Dr. Meyer. 



The Author's herbarium, from which the new species 'enumerated 

 below are described, was made in the eastern portion of the island, from 

 December 1882 to May 1883. 



The various localities where collections were made, are given tere in 

 the order in which they were visited. A traverse survey was kept up 

 throtighout the journey; but, owing to the extreme inaccuracy in all 

 existing available maps of several of the initial points of observation on 

 which the r3st of the traverse depends, it has been found impossible to 

 lay down my route. Only when a map representing with accuracy the 

 various positions of the heights and capes of the neighbouring islands of 

 Kambing, Wetter, and AUor, has been made, can my geographical 

 observations be utilised. 



1. Fatunaba Hills. — My camp was pitched at an elevation of 1700 

 feet on these hills, situated a few miles due south of l)illy, and collec- 

 tions made from Dee. 19, 1882, to March 30, 18fc3. Excursions were made 

 all round the neighbourhood. 



2. Erluka.— My camp, 30th March, 3475 feet above sea level ; a long 

 day's march on my way to the interior from Fatunaba, situated with the 

 peak of Illimanu Cape bearing N. 64° E. and the peak of Pulo Kambing 

 N. 13°W. ^ 



3. Fatete.— Halting-place on the 31st March, on the W. side of the 

 wide valley of the Komai. 



4. LiGiDOiK.— Our halting-place on the 1st April, 3350 ft. on the other 

 side of the valley. By prismatic compass Fatete bore N. 45° W. ; Cape 

 Illimanu N. 44° E. and Kabalaki peak W. 48° S. 



6. Sauo.— Camp of April 2nd, in the vallev of the Wai Matang Kai- 

 mauk, 8200 ft., Turskain peak bearing S. 18° E. 



6. TOESK.UN.— Camp from April 3rd to 6th, 4000 feet above the sea. 

 Situation : Ligidoik bearing N. 24° W. ; Pulo Kambing peak, N. 16° W. : 

 Kabalaki peak, S. 47° W. 



7. BiBigdgu, Rajah's of.— Camp 3000 feet, from April 6th to 22nd. 

 Situation. Kahalaki peak bearing S. 75° W.; Luca Cape, S. 85° E,; 

 Mount Sobale, N. 40° E. 



8. Saluki, in the kingdom of Bibi(;uQu.— 3400 ft. April 22nd to 26th. 

 Situation : Kabalaki peak bearing S. 70° W. ; Barique Mount, E. 1° S. 



9- K ailakuk, in the kingdom of Bibiyncu.— 2400 ft. April 26th to 28th. 

 Situation : Kabalaki peak bearing W. 10° S. : Mount Sobale, N. 3° W. : 

 Mount Tahaolat, N. 78° W. 



