Scottish geographical magazine . in these Cedarforests. At 9500 feet, just north of the First Great gorge, in a forest ofmixed bamlwo and hardwoods, is the liiggest Cedar yet measured. Itsmean diameter (mean of two directions) is twelve feet four inches. Itsgirth over the buttresses is thirty-five feet nine inches. It divides intotwo stems a short distance from the ground, and into three stems higher 352 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. up. The longest stem has a serviceable bole of 65 feet, and a totalheight of about 110 feet. Many of the Cedars here branch close to theirImse, probably as the
Scottish geographical magazine . in these Cedarforests. At 9500 feet, just north of the First Great gorge, in a forest ofmixed bamlwo and hardwoods, is the liiggest Cedar yet measured. Itsmean diameter (mean of two directions) is twelve feet four inches. Itsgirth over the buttresses is thirty-five feet nine inches. It divides intotwo stems a short distance from the ground, and into three stems higher 352 SCOTTISH GEOGRAPHICAL MAGAZINE. up. The longest stem has a serviceable bole of 65 feet, and a totalheight of about 110 feet. Many of the Cedars here branch close to theirImse, probably as the result of fires. The cubic content of sound timberin this tree is estimated at 1545-92 cubic feet, of which probably one-thirdis unsound. This tree, though evidently of great age, has still a well-developed crown in vigorous growth. The forest here is mixed hardwood, not l)eing wet enough for thebest hardwood nor dry enough for Cedar to be abundant. The groundis carpeted with moss and encumbered with the succulent Fig. 6.—A forest stream on Mt. Keiiia. Eed Stinkwood, Ibean Jarrah and Vellowwood are the associated trees ;thick masses of moss clothe their stems. The most abundant timber in the Kenia forest is Yellowwood,Podomrpus thmibergia var. mikmjiamis, a tree differing little from thewidespread and well-known Yellowwood of South Africa. AnotherYellowwood, Fodomrjms gracilioi; has been compared in stature and shapeto the Kauri of New Zealand, but this tree is but sparingly finest timber is in the great south-east Bay of Kenia, but this islargely composed of hardwoods, which have not the same value as theCamphor and Conifers. Altogether the expedition disclosed a forestof great value and a particularly important asset to a young countryAvithout mineral wealth. RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN NIGERIA. 353 RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION IN NIGERIA. (mth Sketch-Map.) Recent cablegrams from Lagos announce that the rails of the extensionof the Lagos Railway have been
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