. Pioneers in South Africa . n abundance. The Kalahari—perhaps more correctly called in nativespeech the Karikari or fierce, sharp—region was avast wilderness without tall trees or hills, which stretchedbetween the western parts of Bechuanaland and the moun-tains of Namakwa and Damaraland. But though quitewithout flowing rivers it had stagnant rainwater in holesand under the surface, and at certain times of the year itwas covered with several kinds of juicy wild melons. Thebest of these was a small scarlet-coloured gourd about4 inches long and ih inches in diameter. Some specimenswere bitter,
. Pioneers in South Africa . n abundance. The Kalahari—perhaps more correctly called in nativespeech the Karikari or fierce, sharp—region was avast wilderness without tall trees or hills, which stretchedbetween the western parts of Bechuanaland and the moun-tains of Namakwa and Damaraland. But though quitewithout flowing rivers it had stagnant rainwater in holesand under the surface, and at certain times of the year itwas covered with several kinds of juicy wild melons. Thebest of these was a small scarlet-coloured gourd about4 inches long and ih inches in diameter. Some specimenswere bitter, others quite sweet. There was also anotherplant named Lcroshua, which was a blessing to the semi-nomad Bechuana clans known as the Ba-kalahari. Thishad linear leaves and a stalk no thicker than a quill, buton digging down a foot or more beneath the surface it^stem was found to broaden out into a great turnip-liketuber as large as the head of a young child, and filledwith a cool and refreshing liquid. Another plant, named. A WATER HOLE IN THE KALAHARI DESERT
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