542 MR. M. T. DAWE ON TITE 
Jravinifolium, Protea madiensis, Dombeya multiflora var. vestita, 
and Crossopteryx Kotschyana. 
ACHOLI. 
The Acholi (Shuli) country lies in the Nile Province on the 
north side of the Victoria Nile. The banks of the river are 
clothed with a narrow strip of forest, and in the valley a few 
conspicuous trees are found, such as Antiaris toxicaria and 
Kigelia ethiopica, 
The physical aspect of the eastern part of Acholi differs con- 
siderably from Unyoro. It consists mainly of slightly undulating 
country of bush- and grass-land. Many parts of eastern Acholi 
attain an altitude of over 4000 feet. The climate seems to be 
fairly temperate in the neighbourhood of Fatiko, and it is said 
that fever is unknown there amongst the natives. Iam informed 
that rain falls throughout the year except during the months of 
December to February, but there are no meteorological records 
available for this part of Acholi. 
The common grass found throughout Acholi (Andropogon 
Jilipendulus) is of a wiry nature. In marching through this 
couutry one may traverse miles and not see a single tree. The 
common tree found in the grassland from the Victoria Nile to 
3° north is Kigelia cthiopica, a welcome one to the weary 
traveller in that it affords delightful shade. 
Interesting species found a few miles north of the Victoria 
Nile are :— Tetrapleura nilotica, Pseudocedrela Kotschyi, Crateva 
Adansonii, Strychnos Burtoni, Afzelia africana, Cassia gora- 
tensis, and Prosopis oblonga. 
At the higher elevation in the vicinity of Fatiko there is a 
strikingly large number of Terminalias that lend a special 
character to the landscape. They belong to three species— 
T. macroptera, T. Speket, and T. Dawei, of which the two latter 
are new. T. Spekei had already been collected by Speke and 
Grant. 
From Fatiko towards Nimule the two most striking trees are 
Butyrospermum Parkit and Ficus Sycomorus. The seeds of the 
former are used as food by the natives, aud the sweet fruits of 
the latter are eaten. It may be also interesting to mention that 
the Acholi people domesticate bees usually iu this species of 
Ficus. heir hives are long and of cylindrical form, made of 
