lowing them, instead of going around the points, you can 
save considerable strength and time. 
It is advisable to take only short rests, as a lengthy halt 
results in stiffness, and sometimes cramps, owing to the cold- 
ness of the water. In no case does one have to wade through 
water deeper than one’s waist, although there are, in many 
places, pools ten to fifteen feet in depth. These, however, can 
easily be avoided. 
After three hours of this rather wearisome travel, you 
reach a point at which the stream conspicuously forks, and 
the ridge between the two branches of this fork is the ridge 
to the summit. This ridge is conspicuously marked by 
means of a blazed tree near the stream, and easily visible from 
it. The blazing is three feet long. On this same tree various 
travelers have hung old articles of clothing — khaki coat, a 
white handkerchief, and a discarded cap. 
At this point fill your canteen full of water. This is im- 
perative, for there is no other sure water supply until you 
arrive at the stream in Kahana Valley. 
Near the Headgate Cabin, on the opposite side of the 
stream, are clumps of one of the beautiful native hibiscus, 
“hauhele.” (Hibiscus Arnottianiis, Gray). This is a tall shrub 
or small tree, with 'large white flowers solitary in the axils of 
the uppermost leaves. The red staminal column is long and 
conspicuous. One occasionally finds the elongate capsules, 
which, being split open, are found to contain small, kidney- 
shaped seeds, each covered with brown wool. Hillebrand states 
that this species is found on all the larger islands, in forests 
between 1500 and 3000 feet above sea level. There is an ex- 
cellent illustration of this beautiful blossom in Mrs. Sin- 
clair’s book of Hawaiian wild flowers. 
There are four species of native hibiscus — the one just de- 
scribed, with white flowers, one with pink flowers, one yellow, 
and one red. The latter two are quite rare. Besides these 
there are many introduced species, some of which have es- 
caped from cultivation. 
Along the upper course of the stream, their roots washed 
by its cool waters, are several native palms. They are about 
thirty feet high, and contrast markedly with the stunted 
forms found on the summit ridge. This palm (Pritchardia 
gaudichaudii, H. Wendh), called ‘doulu lelo” by the natives, 
has large fan-shaped leaves, which are covered beneath with 
a pale brown wool. The tree is found in small groves in va- 
rious mountainous regions of the islands, and is common in 
cultivation. Excellent specimens are to be found in Thomas 
Square. Hillebrand states that this palm covers part of Bird 
Island, a small rock 400 miles NE. of Kauai. The seeds are 
small, oval, yellowish red in color, and while yet unripe are 
