168 FLORA OF PORTUGUESE EAST AFRICA.  [Sass, Lxx, 
articles to the public press and scientific societies, I trust 
the members of this distinguished Society will accept my 
general botanical notes in that fraternal spirit that has 
always characterised the proceedings of the old Society. I 
am afraid many of the old members of my ken have passed 
away; still, our distinguished President I can remember in 
1870, when I was a student under his learned father, 
The recent visit of the British Association to Beira has 
renewed old memories and created fresh vigour in my old 
bones, also adding new friends to my already voluminous list. 
It is much to my regret that so few botanical members came 
this way from the Victoria Falls, and in the short visit here 
the only Edinburgh University members I conversed with 
were Professor Simpson and Mr, Marshall. I was curious 
to once again meet Dr. Noél Paton, an old and very active 
member of the Society. 
Excepting Cape Colony, very few plants were to be found 
in flower, it being near the end of our dry season. I intend 
early in the year, if I can find a friend to join me, to visit 
the Victoria Falls and district on a collecting tour. Much 
can then be found of interest. I trust the British Associa- 
tion’s visit will stimulate and enlarge scientific knowledge 
in South Africa. Any member coming this way will 
receive a real Scotch welcome. I am one of the few 
British subjects holding office under a Portuguese Govern- 
ment, known as the “Companhia de Mocambique.” I find 
the Portuguese exceedingly kind people to work with. 
In giving my description of the flora of this territory, I 
will classify and describe them under their due orders. I 
trust the photographs will give to the members an idea of 
the actual subjects they represent. For convenience I have 
demarcated this territory into three divisions :— 
First. Coast-line and islands of a two-mile-wide belt. 
Second. General low country, forty-mile-wide belt. 
Third. Rismg ground and mountains to Rhodesian 
boundary. 
I find those divisions of the country describe the physical 
features, also the flora and fauna, in a very satisfactory 
distribution. i 
The coast-line from Beira to Lorenzo Marques is about 
