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A mango tree, typical form, about 20 to 25 ft. tall. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Empe toto at the right and Empe oribo at the left. Cuttings were taken from the tree at the right. Its leaves are a little broader but they are distinguished with great difficulty. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Two large Empe oribo trees with depot behind. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Two large Empe oribo trees with depot behind. These trees when they grow together take on the same form as one tree - except that they may be lengthened if they are far apart. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

Mango, Manihot griz. [i.e., glaziovii] and the mango at the depot. Grass shrub hills in the back. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

General view of Payne's home - grass in fore - has been a plantation, since the soil is ridged. Path leads to home. Tree at right was Empe oribo - from which cuttings were taken. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

General view of Payne's home - grass in fore .... Close up showing mango trees in yard - fruit and cuttings taken from the first tree at the right of the path. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 27, 1920]

More Andropogon and less trees. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Tall Andropogon with trees in the back. These ... photos are typical of the more open areas - it seems a little more sandy. But just beyond into dry forest of Elizabethville type. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

At depot in Tabora. In the fore - a mopane leaf pink flowered legume - long 6 inch hard pod, flour inside and relatively small seeds, a very pretty ornamental - also mango and oleander - and a home at left - rock border shows. [Shantz travel…

A general view - shows some M'tama - may not be good [image]. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Back at side of track, shows grass and dry forest. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Nssoke - Here there are a lot of plantings of corn and m'tama. Shows path in fore, corn with native huts - tall grass in the fore. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Looking back [down] the track - toward depot. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Opposite side of track, looking over the corn fields. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Similar view [as previous image] but ahead of train. Here the soil is grey or ashen in color. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

Corn & mango tree, way back - post may show in photo. Rather sandy land and peanuts planted with corn at times. Tricholaena rosea quite abundant here. Round native huts. Mango and Manihot trees. Have not seen fields of manihot. Peanut looks…

Lower swampier type - short grass, low trees - sweet potatoes are also planted here. The banana and manihot are not princ[ipal] crops. Here a fine herd of African cattle and some goats. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28,1 920]

Corn & m'tama in back, trees and grass. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920]

M'tama about 6 ft. tall - just coming into head. [Shantz travel journal, Mar. 28, 1920] M'tama is a millet - 4 varieties - some yield a kilo per head. [Shantz travel journal, Feb. 19, 1920]