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leaves to the stem of the lobelias produces such an 

 alteration in their appearance that a casual observer 

 would not regard L. Stuhlmanni and L. Deckenii as 

 closely related plants. 



On Ruwenzori, Kilimanjaro, and Kenia the giant lobe- 

 lias may be seen in hundreds in the moss-covered 

 swampy ground and resemble " monuments in a ceme- 

 tery" (Johnston). 



It is reasonable to hope that in due time a good trans- 

 port road will be made from Nairobi to Mount Kenia, 

 and motor trips to Kenia, including excursions to the 

 bamboo forest, the groundsel and lobelia grounds, and 

 the glaciers, will be an additional attraction to those 

 who visit the new colony. 



References. 



The Uganda Protectorate. Vol. I. London, 



19U4. 



Travels in Eastern Africa. London, 1860. 

 Expedition to the Zambesi. 



Through the Dark Continent. 1878. Vol. I. 

 What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the 



Nile. London, 1864. 

 Through Masailand. London, 1885. 

 An Account of the Plants Collected on Mf. 



JRuwenzori by Dr. A. F. R. Wollaston. 



Baker, E. G., and Moore, S. le M. Journal of the Linnean Society \ 



1908. 



Johnston, Sir H. 



Krapf, J. L. 

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Thomson, J. 

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