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A photograph that shows grass cover and trees. The shrubs do not normally occur in this climate but there are some young trees in the foreground.

A photograph that shows the effect of termites on eucalyptus rostrata. The stem 3 inches in diameter, the bark has been eaten off, and the tree is dead.

A photograph of a evergreen plantation. There are cupressus macrocarpa on the left as well as c. sempervirens, c. pyramidalis and c. elegans.

A photograph of the office of the Director of Agriculture taken from the roadway. The trees are cupressus macrocarpa as well as phytolacca around the building. There are wind instruments on the tower of the building.

A photograph of the experiment station. The soil temperature were taken at the left. There are also sunlight recorders, barometer house in the background.

A photograph of the golf course at Elizabethville. There are termite hills and large trees around the course with the club house in the background. On the morning of the photographs were taken, there were fresh lion tracks on the putting green.

A photograph of the golf course at Elizabethville. There are termite hills and large trees around the course. Cinders are used to make putting greens.

A photograph of a detail view of a termite hill being used as a brick kiln. The kiln is 16 feet by 20 feet and 16 feet high. There is a hole cut on the top.

A photograph of a termite hill used as a brick kiln. The kiln is 16 feet by 20 feet and 16 feet high. There is a rich amount of vegetation on the outside of the termite hill.

A photograph of the city park in Elizabethville. There are huge trees on termite hills, which are 20 feet high. There is also ochna and the common greenhouse variety of begonia on these hills.

A photograph of setaria aurea, which are the main ruderal along the side of the street. The Congo mission is in the background with banana and brachystegia trees are on the right.

A photograph of a view of the city park and streets in Elizabethville. There is the large banana, Enseta, on the right as well as beds of roses, croton, jacaranda, mimosifolia, and delonix. The jacaranda, mimosifolia, and delonix are the main street…

A photograph of delonix regia, a flat top tree with great green leaves like ostrich feathers. On the left, there is a phytolacca abyssinica, a more ant resistant tree.

A photograph of a datura suaveolens in a city park. The plant is about 6 feet high with the flowers being 8 inches long and are occasionally yellowish.

A photograph of the superintendents home at Munama. Outside of the house is Mrs. Rommelarre standing in front of the stairs of the porch with Mr. Rommelarre, Mr. De Neuter, and H.C. Raven standing on the ground next to the porch.

A photograph of a view over the Munama experiment station which shows the plants and vegetation with the building in the background on the left.

A photograph across the government farm. There is dry forest in the background and an ant hill on the right.

A photograph of view of the plantings as well as the dodge car used by Director M. De Neuter. The director is sitting the car with H. Rommelarre, the farm superintendent, Oscar Duhout, and H.C. Raven standing next to the car.

A photograph of a row of agave sisalana on the left. The leaves are about 5 feet long.

A photograph of manihot in the foreground with indigenous huts and a forest of brachystegia in the background.