Cleared land in fore - with cut out pits, a stream in the mid back, and trees in the back. Stumps are cut off about three or four feet above the ground.Here the ant hills are of the monument type - and just beyond candelabra euphorbia almost forms…
A papaya in fore, grasses - two great white stemmed cotton leaf trees - with buttressed base in mid back - and Manihot forest with yellow Cassia (ndjindji) tree in front as a fringe. Also bananas and mts. in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar.…
A papaya in fore, grasses - two great white stemmed cotton leaf trees - with buttressed base in mid back - and Manihot forest with yellow Cassia (ndjindji) tree in front as a fringe. Also bananas and mts. in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar.…
Sisal plantation abandoned and grown up to waste grass and brush. These plantations are of enormous extent. This country is low veld & baobab, a deep red soil. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 30, 1920]
Wires across cloud topped mt. just below here. Mts. are tree covered - at left great open area of cultivation, mostly corn - also coconut palm, sugar cane, bananas. Baobab, Kigelia and the tall white stemmed tree of Kindu occur. Plantation of…
German mission on side of mt. Now deported. Here we pass through forests of Manihot - now all grown up with young plants etc etc. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 30, 1920]