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it is apparently an Artocarpus. The Kroomen call it Oqua, 
and told me that they eat the boiled seed. I saw only fruit 
and female blossoms: no male flowers. The tree contained 
much milky juice. Besides this I found here a seemingly new 
species of Anona, and the above-mentioned genus of Legu- 
minose, occurring often as a small branchy tree, with white 
flowers, remarkable for its bright red terminal leaves. In 
those nooks, where the current was weak, the Pistia grew in 
large quantities, mixed with Ceratophyllum, without fructifi- 
cation, and the Salvinia, and Jungermannia (P) of Ibu. At 
last we reached a bit of dry land, deep in the bush; where 
some negroes had pitched their tent-like straw huts for 
temporary dwellings. They told me that they had come 
from the opposite side (from Dgaggu?) to plant this place, 
against the rainy season; but they had not yet begun. The 
ground, now inundated, would be cultivated in the dry season, 
for it all consisted of rich vegetable soil. 
On my return, I could find no place but the deck for my plants: 
I then went on board the “ Albert,” to make my report t0 
Captain Trotter, but was obliged to stop there a long time, 
for want of a boat to return. In the mean time, we had 
heavy shower of rain, and on my subsequent arrival in the 
** Wilberforce” I found nota few of my plants spoiled, 0f - 
quite lost, amongst them the Anona; and I was unable to care 
for the rest, every nook that I could use having been filled 
long since, and my cabin was crammed nearly full. During 
the last four weeks, for want of suitable boxes in which t9 
preserve my collections, I was unable to do almost any* 
thing in Botany. : 
Friday, September 17.—1 bought to-day a-complete set 
arms of Adghó for 2000 cowries. Captain Allen purchased a? 
ox for 30,000 cowries, from the son ofa former chief of Adda- 
Kuddu, whom he called Mallen Katab, and who had poisoned 
old Pascoe and the Kroomen. This son, Machmakal, wa 
one of the handsomest negroes I ever saw; but he wanted t0 
give his father’s name differently. He made me a present 
a pair of shoes of antelope hide, very well made. He under- 
