No. 512J THE NEW FLORA OF KRAKATAU 451 



Ernst, 5 of the University of Zurich, to whose efforts and 

 energy the successful results of this trip were largely 

 due. Considering the very brief time al our disposal, 

 the amount of material secured by Professor Ernst and 

 the completeness with which it was worked out were 

 really remarkable. 



On the morning of April '24 our little party set -ail 

 from Tandjong Priok, the harbor of Katavia, for our 

 brief cruise among the islands of the Straits of Sunda, 

 for Krakatau. The little coasting steamer "Snip" 

 (Snipe), which had been placed at our disposal for the 

 trip, proved most comfortable, and her captain did every- 

 thing possible to make our trip a pleasant otic. The 

 party included, besides Professor Ernst, Mr. ( A. 

 Backer, of the Buitenzorg Gardens, whoso intimate 

 acquaintance with the Malaysian flora was very much 

 appreciated, and Dr. A. A. Pulle, of the University of 

 Utrecht, who, like myself, was working at Buitenzorg. 

 The weather proved all that could be asked, and the 

 voyage over the calm, dazzling blue sea among the pic- 

 turesque islands was one long to be remembered. As 

 we sailed out of the harbor we could see in the distance 

 the great volcanoes Salak and (Jedoh, which dominate 

 Buitenzorg, and which had become quite like old friends. 

 On the slopes of Gedeh lies the mountain station Tjibodas, 

 where I had spent several happy weeks, and to which I 

 was going back on my return from Krakatau. Oppor- 



one being Vlakke Hoek, the southernmost point of the 

 westerlv peninsula of Sumatra. All of the places where 

 we stopped showed a most interesting strand flora, in- 

 cluding many striking plants, some of which we en- 

 countered again on the shores of Krakatau. The shallow 

 lagoons within the coral reefs of these islands were full 

 of interesting things, corals, sea anemones, gorgeously 



