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Track at left, path in fore. Manihot glaziovii, a dense fresh-grass growth 1-2 ft. high. Grasses just starting here. Huts at right and hill at left. Forest and mountains in back - cloud covered. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 12, 1920]

Extra photo, shows ostrich and corn etc at Moshi. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 12, 1920]

The thorn type, Acacia horrida (bush thorn type), dum palm in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Train shadow spoils a fine view of mountain and thorn forest. Grass is not abundant here. The thorn, sansevieria and shrubs cover all. A decided thornbush type. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

A fine view across [kilometer] 158, thorn trees to mt. in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

At left back shows the thorn type which came in at [kilometer] 154 - Sansevieria elephantipes, low thorn trees. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Shows scattered acacia like [trees] with mts. covered with Euphorbia. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

View of mt. with banana and wire in fore. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Mt. with river bottom veg[etation] in fore (open space). Pandanus, Ricinus, banana forest and mt. & clouds in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Sisal drying on frame and factory for preparation of crude fiber, a great mt. on right. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Pangani river - shows comparatively open bank. In fact banks of river in Africa are likely to be grassy and not forested. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Over exposed of mt. etc. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Manihot - and house on mt. in back - grassland in fore - cloud over the summit. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

General view of mt. with Manihot glaz[iovii] on mt. in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Great rice fields - mountains in back. An old native frame in center of photo. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Grass in fore - wooded mt. in back. A beautiful open grassland - at edge an area of Dum palm. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Sisal all grassed over, not in fruit in fore. Kapok in back. Mountain covered with forest in back. Country at base has a fresh crop of grass, rather small bush.... [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Stream and elephant grass in fore, manihot in back, sisal on hill under Manihot glaz[iovii]. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

General view, sorg[hum] at right. Elephant grass, manihot, etc. in back. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]

Shows rice, bananas, white trunk tree at left. Uphill all along here. [Shantz travel journal, Apr. 11, 1920]