. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. BOTANY 219 grain happens to alight on an animal. What it intends to do is to pitch, point first, on the ground, which is hardened by the dry weather, and pierce its way through the soil by the same means that will enable it to pass through a coat of thick texture. The feathery plume attached to the seed acts as a kind of float to carry it through the air perpendicularly towards the ground. There is no lawn grass indigenous to Central Africa, b
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. BOTANY 219 grain happens to alight on an animal. What it intends to do is to pitch, point first, on the ground, which is hardened by the dry weather, and pierce its way through the soil by the same means that will enable it to pass through a coat of thick texture. The feathery plume attached to the seed acts as a kind of float to carry it through the air perpendicularly towards the ground. There is no lawn grass indigenous to Central Africa, but the Dub grass of Ceylon has been introduced by Mr. Whyte and the late Mr. John Buchanan,. AN ALBIZZIA TREE and has thriven wonderfully. With this we can get excellent lawns and very superior fodder for horses and cattle. Among rushes there is the king of them, the papyrus. I have referred once or twice before in this book to its great beauty, and will not weary my readers by the repetition of my descriptions. The pith of the papyrus which was used by the Egyptians as a material on which to write, and which has given its name to " paper," appears to possess a sugary or starchy quality, so that when the flattened strips of rolled-out pith are moistened the edge of one can be laid on the edge of the other, and will adhere to it ; and this, I believe, is the way sheets of paper were made. Why it should not once more be brought into use as a paper-making material I do not know. Amongst the graceful types of vegetation mention must nof be omitted of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Johnston, Harry Hamilton, Sir, 1858-1927. New York, Edward Arnold
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