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50. Teak {Tectona grandis), three years old, Compartment 2, Range 2, 



Olokemeji Forest Reserve ........ 234 



51. Shea Butter Tree (Butyrospermum Parkii) in fruit, April 1911, standing 



near the Conservator of Forests' house. This tree has been pro- 

 tected from fire for nearly four years ...... 234 



52. Shea Butter Tree (Butyrospermum Parkii), standing near the Conservator 



of Forests' house. The same tree of which the fruit was photographed 

 April 1911 234 



IX. WESTERN CIRCLE, NIGERIA. 



Studies of Trees, Olokemeji Reserve. 



63. Mature Opepe (Sarcocephalus esculentus), in middle of picture, across 



Og\in River, Olokemeji Forest Reserve ..... 250 



54. Mature Oganwo {Khaya Punchii), near Dajopa, Olokemeji Reserve, 



showing base of stem for nearly 12 feet stripped of bark . . . 250 



55. Large Emido (Mimusops muUinervis), 10 feet in girth, Dajopa, Olokemeji 



Forest Reserve .......... 250 



56. Large-leaved Mahogany {Khaya grandis), 14 feet in girth, with smaller 



Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa), standing at the side, Olokemeji Forest 

 Reserve 260 



57. Arere (Triplochiton Nigericum), 120 feet high, thirty years old . . 260 

 68. Ebony (Diospyros mespiliformis), 7 feet 6 inches in girth, on Dajopa 



Road, Olokemeji Reserve ........ 260 



59. Large Ayin {Anogeissus leiocarpus), 10 feet in girth, Dajopa, Olokemeji 



Forest Reserve .......... 272 



60. Oil Palm in bearing, two bunches of fruit in view, Olokemeji Forest 



Reserve 272 



61. Base of 14-foot BiHnga {Afzelia Africana), Dajopa Forest Reserve, 



Olokemeji Reserve ......... 284 



62. Shea Butter {Butyrospermum Parkii), 7 feet in girth, near Oniloku Road, 



Olokemji Reserve . . . . . . . . .284 



63. Afara (Terminalia superba), base of mature tree over 12 feet in girth, 



Olokemeji Reserve ......... 284 



64. Afzelia Africana, 14 feet in girth, showing bole and usual fork, Ijaiye 



Range, Dajopa, Olokemeji Forest Reserve ..... 284 



X. WESTERN CIRCLE. 

 Forest Trees, Ilaro. 



65. Khaya Ivoriensis, 14 feet 8 inches in girth, Ilaro Forest Reserve . . 294 



66. Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa), 8 feet in girth, standing in Ilaro Forest Reserve 



after Forest was cleared ........ 294 



XI. WESTERN CIRCLE. 

 Dry Zone Vegetation, Oyo District. 



67. Khaya Senegalensis, 1910, on bank of Ogun River, near Iporin, Oyo 



Province 308 



68. Locust Tree (Parkia filicoidea), in bearing, Oyo District, 1910 . . 308 



XII. WESTERN CIRCLE. 



Studies of Forest Vegetation, Ado and Mamu Forest. 



69. Mature Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa) and Teak, one year old, Mamu 



Forest Reserve, Ibadan Province, 1915 . . r. . . . 320 



