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More Andropogon and less trees. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

General view of Payne's home - grass in fore .... Close up showing mango trees in yard - fruit and cuttings taken from the first tree at the right of the path. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

General view of Payne's home - grass in fore - has been a plantation, since the soil is ridged. Path leads to home. Tree at right was Empe oribo - from which cuttings were taken. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Mango, Manihot griz. [i.e., glaziovii] and the mango at the depot. Grass shrub hills in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Two large Empe oribo trees with depot behind. These trees when they grow together take on the same form as one tree - except that they may be lengthened if they are far apart. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Two large Empe oribo trees with depot behind. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Empe toto at the right and Empe oribo at the left. Cuttings were taken from the tree at the right. Its leaves are a little broader but they are distinguished with great difficulty. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

A mango tree, typical form, about 20 to 25 ft. tall. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

White ants at work on a pole - see mud tunnel - 6 ft. above the ground - also small holes plugged with mud. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Papaya tree - much branched with fruit at the ends of the branches. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

A view in the grounds of V. E. Payne (Kigoma, East African Agency). A walk bordered by banana, papaya and the large red bean vine. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Stipa shrub-cover with bay of Kigoma in the back. On the alluvial bottom soil the tall Andropogons predominate. But on the gravel the tall Stipa like grass, an open bunch grass. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Stipa grassland and bushes in fore - Kigoma in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Grassland & acacia like trees - bay and shore above island in back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920; note: caption in journal appears to be reversed with that of previous image, substituted accordingly here]

Stipa grassland. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920; note: caption in journal appears to be reversed with that of following image, substituted accordingly here]

Stipa grass and small rubber like trees. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Point in back was at one time? Bangwe island mentioned by Stanley - How I Found Livingston: 479 as an island. It is now connected by a very low neck of land, certainly not over 10 ft. above the water line. As [previous image] with back lens off. …

Point in back was at one time? Bangwe island mentioned by Stanley - How I Found Livingston: 479 as an island. It is now connected by a very low neck of land, certainly not over 10 ft. above the water line. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Andropogon overgrown gun mounting - Andropogon will give way to Stipa. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Rocky red soil to 6 ft., roots penetrate - shadow crossed at about 3 ft. Old trench. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]