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Of trees, the Adansonia is perhaps the most remarkable, but 

 the character of the woodland landscape is given by sycamores, 

 acacias, euphorbias, and, near churches, by a lofty juniper, which 

 seems to have been planted probably from similar reasons to those 

 which induced our own ancestors to plant the yew in our church- 

 yards. The ferns, mosses, and lichens are of species or types 

 common to the whole world. 



We have the less hesitation in passing over the botanical part ot 

 the work thus hurriedly, that we do not imagine it to be the work 

 of Von Heuglin himself, but is probably a compilation from Dr 

 Steudner's notes, or from the published works of others. Dr 

 Steudner was the botanist of the party, and his lamented death 

 subsequently has probably compelled Von Heuglin to undertake a 

 part of the work for which he himself was less qualified. The 

 great majority of the indications of the plants is thus limited to 

 their order or genus. 



In conclusion, it would be most unjust to Von Heuglin to 

 deny that the work is one of value, although, in some respects it 

 may be open to adverse criticism. It is to be kept in view, too, 

 that it has been brought out by an editor in his absence, and has 

 doubtless suffered from the evils inherent in that mode of publica- 

 tion. One great fault is the absence of an index. It is, properly 

 speaking, a book of reference, and should not have been issued 

 without that indispensable accompaniment to such works. 



