538 MR. M. T. DAWE ON THE 
Mr. RUWENZORI. 
The inhabitants of Mt. Ruwenzori form a tribe known as 
Bakonjo. They do not inhabit the mountain higher than 
7000 feet, but make, even up as far as the glacier, frequent 
hunting excursions after the hyrax, the flesh of which they are 
very fond. They are remarkable examples of physical strength 
and durability. 
No cultivation is therefore found on the mountain higher than 
the habitations of these people. The banana does not thrive 
above 6000 feet. Colocasia antiquorum forms an important 
article of culture for food at the higher altitude mentioned. 
The plants collected on the Ruwenzori were obtained mainly 
from the Mubuku Valley, only a few additional species being 
collected on the northern flank of the mountain, which I crossed 
on returning from the Semlki Valley. 
In the Mubuku Valley, on the lower slopes of the range, 
there are dense forests, in which the most conspicuous trees are 
Symphonia globulifera and a new species of Pseudocedrela 
(P. utilis), which is a valuable timber tree of enormous 
dimensions. 
On the hill-forests at 6000-7500 feet, one of the most striking 
trees is Dombeya runsorensis. Other species which form the 
special feature of the vegetation of this altitude are: Lobelia 
Giberroa, Musa fecunda (a new species), Dracena reflexa, 
Phillipia Stuhlmannii, Cyathea Dregei, Kigelia Moosa, Epipactis 
africana, and Disperis nemorosa. Another interesting shrub 
found at this altitude is Gymnosporia gracilipes, var. arguta. 
From 8000-9000 feet bamboos (Arundinaria sp., probably 
A. alpina) form an almost impenetrable zone. Within this 
range the following were amongst the interesting specles col- 
lected: Podocarpus milanjianus, Cornus Volkensii, Ericinella 
AMannii, Myrsine rhododendroides, Pentas occidentalis, Rubus 
Doggettii, Hypericum lanceolatum, and a new and somewhat 
anomalous species of Hemanthus (H. cyrtanthiflorus). 
Beyond this altitude, rica arborea, Podocarpus milanjiana, 
and Brayera anthelminthica are the ouly noteworthy trees. 
The “tree Lobelias " form the most strikiug arboreal vegeta- 
tion at the higher altitude; there are four species on the 
mountain. Lobelia Giberroa is found from 6000 to 7000 feet ; 
L. Stuhlnannii from 9500 up to 11,000 feet, where it is replaced 
