From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . als on both sides of thewater-way. The vegetation is peculiar and quite tropical incharacter, the greater ])art of the islands being coveredwith dense, well-nigh impenetrable jungle. The grey-green yarinarium bushes, and the monotonous alcorneaewith their dull poplar-like leaves bear a certain resem-blance to European shrubs ; but the dark copal treesand the tough rotang lianas enveloping everythingwith their whip-like strands and graceful fronds asthey crawl along the ground or climb
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . als on both sides of thewater-way. The vegetation is peculiar and quite tropical incharacter, the greater ])art of the islands being coveredwith dense, well-nigh impenetrable jungle. The grey-green yarinarium bushes, and the monotonous alcorneaewith their dull poplar-like leaves bear a certain resem-blance to European shrubs ; but the dark copal treesand the tough rotang lianas enveloping everythingwith their whip-like strands and graceful fronds asthey crawl along the ground or climb to the highesttree-tops, soon dispel the illusion. Among this maze of islands there are occasionalwide, green patches formed of deceptive, floatingweeds, set in motion by the waves of passingsteamers. These patches give rise to the floatingpapyrus islands which may be seen tluoughout theLower Congo, together \sith the bright green clumps ofPistia stratiotes. There was hardly a sign of life in all tliis district,but we were told that during the dry season wHdanimals are plentiful. In a small village below. 95. Basanga women in canoe.
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