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and there) and Pipturus incanus Wedd. (rather numerous). Several 

 species of herbs and shrubs formed the undergrowth, namely Cos- 

 tus sericeus Bl. (upwards of 100 m. numerous), Leea indica A/err, 

 (upwards of 100 m, here and there), Cyrtandra sulcata BL (especi- 

 ally upwards of 250 m. very numerous), Leucosyke capitel/ata Wedd. 

 (rather numerous above 300 m), Heckeria umbellata Kth. var. subpeltata 

 D. C. (numerous above 200 m), Nauc/ea purpurascens Korth. (one 

 specimen at 330 m), Pha/us tankervilliae Bl. (here and there upwards 

 of 200 m) and Selaginella p/ana Hieron. (numerous upwards of 200 

 m). On the bottom of the ravines here and there a small terrestrial 

 orchid, Nervi/ia aragoana Gaud., in its leaf-bearing state (see the 

 list hereafter sub No. 13), was found. The steep walls of the ravines 

 bore numerous kremnophytes, especially Dryopteris unita O. K. and 

 Dr. setigera O. K., Pogonatherum paniceum Hack., Spathoglottis 

 plicata Bl. (which covered many ravine-sides from above to beneath) 

 and Arundina speciosa BL, moreover (between 250 and 300 m.) 

 scattered specimens of Ficus quercifo/ia Roxb. On and near the 

 slippery cataract mentioned above several groups of Nephrolepis 

 cxa/tata Schott and Pogonatherum paniceum Hack, were growing. 



On the ridges, besides the predominant Saccharum spontaneum 

 L., Pennisetum macrostachyum Brongn. was found up to an altitude 

 of 330 m. in scattered specimens or in small groups but never 

 gregariously. 



Epiphytic ferns were rare, in Java a very common phenomenon 

 in young forest. Only three species were found, viz. Polypodium 

 phymatodes L., Polypodium punctatum Sw., both very common ferns 

 in the lower regions of Java and Drynaria quercifolia /. Sm. This 

 last species occurred also as a kremnophyte on steep walls. 



The day after this ascent which was only a very poor success 

 or rather a failure the most important parts of the mountain, the 

 higher ravines not having been reached our steamer had to go back 

 to Tandjong Priok. As 1 mentioned already above I had not brought 

 the outfit and the food necessary for a prolonged stay; therefore I 

 was reluctantly obliged to embark and to return to Buitenzorg. 



Two days afterwards Fransen Herderschee and D em- 

 men i made a new effort to reach the top. At a height of 300 m. 

 they turned to the east. Under a fore-top they saw three high tree- 

 ferns above which the slopes seemed fit for further ascent. Therefore 

 they continued their way in the direction of these ferns. Every 

 moment they had to cross small ravines; the 5acc/?arum-vegetation 



