PRODUCE. 153 



Hardly any produce is now exported in 

 comparison with former times. Very little 

 india-rubber is brought in, for instance, although 

 the country abounds with the plant. Ground- 

 nuts, agaiu, so valuable for oil, are only exported 

 iu small quantities, when a large and profitable 

 trade might be carried on in them, as they grow 

 very readily, requiring only the first trouble of 

 planting. It is an extremely pretty plant 

 (Arachis hypog&a), with leaves resembling 

 clover and bright yellow pea-shaped flowers, 

 and it is curious to see the delicate stems 

 bending down till the pods reach the ground, 

 when they gradually force their way in and 

 there ripen. The nuts are delicious when 

 cooked. Beans used formerly to be exported 

 to Natal in large quantities, but now hardly 

 sufficient for the year's consumption is planted. 



Orchilla weed is found in the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood, though not in very large quantities ; 

 but the natives cannot be induced to pick and 

 bring it in. That exported, I believe, is brought 

 from the interior. It is used in dyeing. 



