. Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 : in five volumes . -^. J (S Qsjra^^m London />/M//,7 /A v/:>/-,->y. Ay i?.Epbinson k Q> APPENDIX. sy FAREK, or BAUHINIA ACUMINATA. THIS beautiful Ihrub was found on the banks of abrook, which, falling from the weft fide of themountain of Geefh down the fouth face of the precipicewhere the village is fituated, is the firfl water that runsfouthward into the lake Gooderoo, in the plain of is the water we employed for common ufes, not daringto touch that of the Nile, unlefs for d
. Travels to discover the source of the Nile, in the years 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771, 1772, and 1773 : in five volumes . -^. J (S Qsjra^^m London />/M//,7 /A v/:>/-,->y. Ay i?.Epbinson k Q> APPENDIX. sy FAREK, or BAUHINIA ACUMINATA. THIS beautiful Ihrub was found on the banks of abrook, which, falling from the weft fide of themountain of Geefh down the fouth face of the precipicewhere the village is fituated, is the firfl water that runsfouthward into the lake Gooderoo, in the plain of is the water we employed for common ufes, not daringto touch that of the Nile, unlefs for drinking and dreflingour food; it grew about 20 yards from this water, on thefide of the cliff, not 400 yards from the fountain of theNile itfelf. The name it bears here is Farek, which is, Ifuppofe, given it from the diviilon of the leaf. This fhrub is compofed of feveral feeble branches: towhat height it grows I do not know, having never feen itbefore, nor were there many others where I found it. Thelongeil branch of this was not four feet high. It grew ongood black mold, but of no great depth, having at the bot-3
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