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A photograph of a brownish fruit that is called a plum by foreigners and maululu by the indigenous people.

A photograph of a cucurbit with a dehiscent fruit and a scarlet pulp.

A photograph of ximenia americana, which is a small fruit commonly called impinji. This is an excellent oil plant that the indigenous population used its seeds as salad oil.

A photograph of caryophyllus jambos, a light green fruit commonly called musafa. It has a spicy flavor.

A photograph of strychnos, commonly known as kaffir orange. These are a smaller size of strychnos that seem to have a unusually good flavor.

A photograph of two strychnos, commonly known as kaffir orange. One of them is cut open showing seed and brownish pulp.

A photograph of a second crop of kaffir corn from old roots. It is new planting where old roots have died.

A photograph of inspanning on the bank of the Kafue. It shows indigenous men lashing the oxen to the neck yokes.

A photograph of grassland with ant hills about 6 feet high and a few scattered acacia.

A photograph of almost pure grassland with trees in the background. There are a few huts partially hidden in the background on the left.

A photograph taken in the rain of brachystegia forest which is tall and open. There is also good grass cover.

A photograph of a view of herbaceous vegetation after trees have apparenty been removed or thinned out. The grasses are abundant and many of them have a bulbous base, allteropsis. There are some trees that can be seen in the far background.

A photograph of a path leading down the hill with natural grasses at the sides. A Belgian farm is shown in the background with large termite hills within the corn fields.

A photograph that shows a road way that has cut through a large termite hill.

A photograph of indigenous boys using hoes to prepare the ground for planting.

A photograph of land hilled up into hills that are about 3 to 4 feet across and 5 to 6 feet long. Thjey are about 10 inches high and planted only on top.

A photograph of kaffir corn just coming up, showing how the indigenous people care for their crops.

A photograph of H.C. Raven and Homer Shantz standing in a dry forest in Sakania while on a collecting trip.

A photograph of an indigenous village in the background with trees still standing while they are cut down in the foreground. On the left, there is a termite hill.

A photograph of a view over a dry forest, taken from the railway.