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Shows dhows in fore (our dhow). At left mangrove and dhows, banana, cocoanut - mangrove in back. City from wharf at left. Dhow wharf and fish market. Police and Immigration [?] off in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

A up-close photograph of beans of all sorts sold in the market.

A photograph of 38 beans that were secured at the market and being kept as a sample.

An up-close photograph of 12 type bunches of beans, 5 in each bunch. These bunches illustrate the types of beans that exist in the area.

A photograph of beans, celery, peas, and lettuce being grown underneath shelter creating shade for the plants. There are banana plants in the back.

A photograph of a crop field with beans, corn, and pumpkins with huts seen in the background.

A photograph at the market where there are beans, kaffir corn, eggplant, tomato and manihot. There are several indigenous people standing in the back.

A beautiful blue mint hedge. It seems to be a native here - but is planted along the road in many places. This plant is well worth growing. [Shantz travel journal, May 8-11, 1920]

A photograph of an alotandra, which are flowers borne in a head, of what only one bloom appears at a time.

A photograph of carissa bispinosa, detailing the flowers and leaves. The shrub has fragrant flowers and small fruit.

A photograph of a tall beautiful orchid, lissochilus arenarius, which grows everywhere here and produces fine large corms or tubers. The flowers are pink to lavendar or even lighter in color.

A detailed photograph of a lissochilus arenarius, showing flowers and buds.

A up-close photograph of a lissochilus arenarius, the large soil orchid.

A photograph of tall grass (Aristida or Stipa) that forms the bulk of the grass cover here. It is a beautiful grass that is 6-8 feet high but the leafy part is only 2-3 feet high.

A beautiful trumpet flower - low vine with flower deep blue, and shrub of habit of Cymphoricarpus. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 14, 1920]