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a whaleboat carrying the U. S. mail between Halepalaua and 
Lahaina, IMaui. 
Through the courtesies of ]\Ir. L. Weinzheimer, manager of 
the Pioneer plantation, in supplying men and pack mules, the 
writer was enabled to ascend the highest peak on West Maui, 
Puu Kukui, 5788 feet elevation. Camp was pitched at an 
elevation of 4200 feet on the edge of Honokawai gulch. From 
there the summit could be reached in four hours' walk 
through the swampy jungle. Puu Kukui is of greatest in- 
terest, its vegetation being of similar character to Waialeale 
on Kauai, elevation 5250 feet, which mountain the writer 
ascended the previous year. With the exception of the in- 
sect-eating plant Droser longifolia and a new species of Com- 
posite, since described by the writer in the Torry Botanical 
Club Bulletin, the flora is practically the same. Though 
several plants are peculiar to Puu "Kukui as a violet, lobelia, 
and several others, the writer met with a great surprise in 
finding the Silversword, or Ahinahina of the natives, known 
from Haleakala and Mauna Kea, at the summit of West 
Maui, growing in a veritable pool. As the plant was not in 
flower it was impossible to determine if the same is a new 
species or not, but it may be stated that the same is an in- 
termediate form of the green silversword from the western 
slopes of Haleakala and the well-known silversword from 
the crater and Mauna Kea. About 1000 specimens were se- 
cured on that trip. The writer returned to Honolulu the 
latter part of August. 
On September 23 a trip was made to East Maui in com- 
pliance with instructions received to explore the slopes as 
well as the crater of Haleakala. The first camp was pitched 
near Olinda, at Mr. Fred. Harvey's survey camp. From there 
the forest of Hamakuapoko was explored as well as condi- 
tions permitted. The writer made his way from Waikamoi 
to Puohaokamoa and to the headwaters of Honomanu, where 
the jungle is dense and the vegetation exceedingly tropical. 
A large amount of material was secured at that locality. 
The camp was then transferred to Ukulele Dairy, 1000 feet 
hig'her than Olinda. The upper slopes of Haleakala (whose 
vegetation consists mainly of shrubby, woody composites 
and geraniums, besides a large number of plants belonging 
to other endemic genera) were traversed in all directions. 
On October 24, Mr. L. von Tempsky, Mr. Sam Baldwin 
and the writer descended into the crater and camped in 
Kaupo Gap for five days. The crater was crossed from Kaupo 
to Koolau and as much material as the short time permitted 
was collected. After the return from Koolau gap the flora 
of the Makawao forest and of Puukakae was investigated, 
yielding very interesting species, among them a soecies of 
Noni previously collected only by Mr. Lydgate fifty years 
