-73- Sunday, June 7, 1953: Max. 22, Min. 9 C. Very heavy dew wetting the grass - and travelers through the grasslands - as always on clear mornings. Occasional high mist toward noon. Clear sky afternoon and evening. A long expected runner arrived this AM with mails from Baniara. Letters from the U.S. dated as far back as April 18. A rare prize for Van in one of the traps set high on the mountain last night: Eudromicia, a pygmy possum seldom collected in New Guinea. A number of rats were of a grey-bellied species common at camp elevation. Botanizing in the beech forest and down the Atairo stream gave exceptionally good results, including a tree of the Vacciniaceau with rotate green flowers which I am unable to place to genus, and my first gathering of Grammitis on the mountain. The Grammitis group are ferns of wet, misty mountains. Their rarity here indicates for Mt. Dayman a dryish climate for a high mountain in New Guinea. Monday, June 8, 1943: Max 21, Min. 8.5 C. Dull, threatening early morning; burst of sunshine toward noon; blowy rain from N 11:30 - 2:30. Fairly clear night tonight. A poor day for field activities. Fortunately my yesterday's gathering of 43 members kept me busy most of the day. On handling the plants again I think I have a third (new) species of the theaceous genus of trees Archboldiodendron. Tuesday, June 9, 1953: Max. 19, Min. 8.5 C. Mist from about noon to 2 P.M.; otherwise a clear day. Mist from up valley: unusual here. Set out to botanize along a trail which Ken cut in an attempt to reach the Gwariu soon after the establishment of this camp, but did not go far. Hurt my shoulder two days ago. Giving myself a backward push against a sapling held in my hand to avoid a fall when I lost footing on a steep slope, I partially dislocated the shoulder. Felt the joint leave its socket; afterwards some pain, now stiff and sore. Arm useless even as a balancing aid. Therefore will have to keep to the less steep ground for a few days. Still, I found some good plants, including a second species of Grammitis. This a very small fern growing on mossy log, never, apparently on nearby mossy roots and bases of living trees. Hunter Jimmy given some heavy shells this morning and told to try for a cassowary for fresh meat. Brought in instead three beautiful little rodents taken from a hollow tree. Probably Pogonomolmys, says Van. A very good addition to the collection and the 14th mammal species for this camp. Light traps have yielded Geoff fair catches the last few nights. Butterflies very scarce - only about 1/2 dozen species for the camp. When adulthood comes for white-hairy brown & black caterpillars which infest the camp, crawling on tents and into everything, some medium-sized butterfly or moth should be plentiful.