INTRODUCTION. 
of bamboo-grasses, ferns, and other plants. This sort of coUcctirg-ground 
occurs in most parts of the main and southern islands of Japan, and when 
accompanied with alternate intervals of tropical rain and tropical sunshine 
renders an entomologist's pursuits somewhat arduous. Tlirough the help of 
influential friends I was here enabled to obtain a small native-built schooner, 
in which I explored the islands and tlic Avcstern and southern coasts of 
Kill shin with satisfactory results. 
Returning to Nagasaki, I left the schooner and proceeded to Corea early in 
June. The first place of call was Fusan : here for the first time I fell in 
witli that scourge, the cholera, which, although I escaped contagion, from 
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this time dogged my footsteps ; and I may say that during the following two 
months I was quarantined and fumigated almost from one end of Japan to 
the other, which naturally interfered a good deal with collecting as well as 
personal comfort. At Fusan I managed to avoid the quarantine by means 
of a native boat, which landed me on Deer Islaud, out of sight of the town, 
and where I had a splendid day's collecting. This is a beautiful place, 
well wooded and Avatered, and very little cultivated. 
Continuing my journey I reached Gensan on tlie N.E. coast, where I spent 
the remainder of the month. It was a great relief to reach a country where 
rice was not grown, or only in very small quantities. In the neighboui-hood 
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