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are disseminated in many species of water-plants such as Potamo- 

 geton (pond-weed) and Ceratophyllmn (hornwort), which flourish 

 in exactly similar form in European waters." 



Several times a red-brown species of marsh antelope was to 

 be seen on the floating islets, and Czeczatka was lucky enough 

 to secure one with his rifle. 



We had reason up to this time to be very fairly contented with 

 the sum total of our labours. Although, no doubt, the mapping 

 and surveying and geological investigation of the regions we 

 had wandered through were not quite perfected, yet they were 

 getting near to their finish. Immense quantities of the most 

 diverse collections covered the ground all round the encampment, 

 and the second batch of six hundred loads of scientific material 

 that we had collected was sent away home from Mohasi. 



We ourselves wandered away westward to visit Ruanda, 

 intending then to proceed to Lake Kiwu. A new stage of work 

 lay before us. 



