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A photograph of a view of the grasses, a tall Bushman's grass and a small aristida. There are hills in the background.

A photograph of pure grassland. It was taken looking back from a train just before teaching Modder river. There are many springbuck in the pastures.

A photograph that shows grassland and acacias with pentzia, schmidtia, eragrastis, and a large thorny asparagus at the right. There are also a spiny, trifoliate leaved shrub, elysium, and a small pennyroyal.

A photograph shows acacia-desert grass with an occasional acacia tree, here protected from grazing. The principle grasses are themeda triandrea forsk, aritida rangii, aristida capensis, panicum madasgascar spring, erogrostis, and aristida stipoides…

The southwest side of the north island, Santo Antão of the Cape Verde group. Barren, mountainous, with one slightly cultivated valley - apparently terraced (vineyard). [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

The south side of the north island, Santo Antão of the Cape Verde group. Barren, mountainous, with one slightly cultivated valley - apparently terraced (vineyard). [Shantz travel journal, July 27, 1919]

A photograph of the valley with mostly desert shrub with acacia horrida scattered throughout.

A photograph of Ripon, a desert country with desert shrub composed of very low plants.

A photograph of Sheldon where the soil is very thin and the vegetation consists of low desert shrub with an occasional aloe or low tree.

A photograph of the dominant vegetation in the area, a small euphorbia-like desert shrub which is similar to artemisia.

A photograph of the dominant vegetation in the area, a small euphorbia-like desert shrub which is similar to artemisia. One of the Boer hills can be seen in the background.

A general view showing vegetation with hills in the background.

A photograph of Ripon, a desert country with desert shrub composed of very low plants.