. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. *4 BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA carpet of emerald green moss out of which peep anemones and primulas. Here indeed when the mild warmth of the day has dried up the night dews might one lie half stupefied by the rich aroma of the cedar wood, "the world forgetting, by the world forgot," while the big purple pigeons with white- streaked necks and yellow beaks resume their courtship on the branches above. A ROCK GARDEN ON MLANJE our heads. Beyo
. British Central Africa; an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence north of the Zambezi. Natural history. *4 BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA carpet of emerald green moss out of which peep anemones and primulas. Here indeed when the mild warmth of the day has dried up the night dews might one lie half stupefied by the rich aroma of the cedar wood, "the world forgetting, by the world forgot," while the big purple pigeons with white- streaked necks and yellow beaks resume their courtship on the branches above. A ROCK GARDEN ON MLANJE our heads. Beyond the cedar wood is the mountain-side strewn with innumer- able boulders and cubes of rock which are interspersed with huge everlasting flowers and a strange semi-Alpine vegetation. If we are trying to scramble up these to reach the summit we shall hear from time to time the musical trickle of water in caverns and holes, closed in by these strong boulders and thickly hung with mosses and ferns. Should we then have reached any of the great summits of Mlanje and looked down into its central crater we shall realise that heir must have been at one time volcanic action. The. 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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