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

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

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 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 providing a view of brachystegia, mahobohobo, and grass cover.

A photograph of grasses and brachystegia trees in the background in a dry forest.

A photograph of an indigenous girl walking on a dirt road, carrying basket on her head. The dress she is wearing is brown and is a type of dress common at Elizabethville, which is made of a singled piece of cloth called americana. It is usually worn…

A photograph of a row of manihot glaziovii at side of street in Elizabethville. The trees are about 15 feet high with flower and fruit.

A photograph of grass cover (setaria aurea) in the shade of a row of manihot, displaying whitewashed trunks. There is a residence in the background on the right.

A photograph of begonia growing wild on termite hill as well as small ferns and liverworts.

A photograph showing detail of begonia and fern on termite hill.