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A photograph of an afzelia quanzensis, also commonly known as the mahogany bean. A 15 foot high tree with spreading good shade.

A photograph of a light yellow slug,about natural size, on a branch. They seem to be abundant on all plants and everywhere.

A photograph of a light yellow slug,about natural size, on a branch. They seem to be abundant on all plants and everywhere.

A photograph of vegetation after fire has run through, showing the complete destruction of all the grass.

A photograph of vegetation with garcinia on the right, strychnos on the left, and a leafless merula in the background.

A photograph of natural vegetation which includes tall aristidas, a stem flower, garcinia, acacia, as well as dodder is very abundant.

A young plant of Landolphia [crossed out] - cut back, shows fine large leaves of deep green color - about 3 ft. high, handsome plant. [Shantz travel journal, Oct. 21-27, 1919] A photograph of a conopharyngia elegans, a young plant which had been cut…

A photograph of a large and handsome anocardium occidentale, a prolific tree that is in flower and fruit. When the fruits are ripe, there is a complete stoppage of kaffir labor, due to the fact that the whole Kaffir population remains drunk as long…

A photograph of a strychnos pungens, either Kaffir or monkey orange, and a general view of partially cleared land.

A photograph of a golf putting ground just planted to cynodon incompletus.

A photograph of a jacaranda full of sky blue flowers against a blue sky.

A photograph of a jacaranda, a tree full of sky blue flowers as well as a path through the botanical garden with plants surrounding both sides.

A photograph of a pond in the foreground with a clump of alpinia which produces a white panicle of orchid-like flowers. There are also palms in the background.

A photograph of a pandanus, which is a palm-like tree or shrub with other vegetation around it.

A photograph in the botanical garden that shows a museum in background and water lilies in a pond in the foreground. There is also pandanus, cocoanut palm, monkey tree, eucalyptus, and the lawn of cynodon incompletus.

A photograph of a botanical garden in Lourenco Marques (currently known as Maputo). There are palms at the right and Japanese bamboo at the left. There are royal and other palms in the background.

A photograph of sign of the I.W.W. (International Workers of the World) on the fence opposite of main administration building in Lourenco Marques (currently named Maputo).

A photograph of a branch from a citrus-like shrub or small tree that is half it's natural size.

A photograph of conopharyngia elegans, show the detail of the leaves, flowers, and fruit. They are half their natural size.

A photograph of oncoba petersiana, showing the detail of the leaf and flower.