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reached a little Mukonjo village called Bihunga, at an altitude of 6,800 

 feet. From tiiis point a superb view could be obtained up and down the 

 Mubuko Valley, and one faced a long serrated ridge of densely forested 

 mountains, which are a very prominent feature on the eastern aspect of 

 the Kuwenzori range. They look at a distance like a sierra or comb, 

 which acts as a jealous screen to hide the snow-range. As, approaching the 

 mountain in this direction, they serve as the awful poitals of the snow — - 



133. DETAILS OF FLOWERS AND SECTION OF STALK-COLUMN OF LOBELIA D/XATLX/ 



