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this locality. It is, however, I believe, an introduced species, as 

 I have never found it far away from existing villages or their 

 old abandoned sites. It will be interesting to learn from what 

 part of the world, and how, it was introduced. It has a rather 

 close resemblance to D. Hamiltonii, from Burma, but does not 

 attain quite such large dimensions. 



The Forests on the South-Eastern Slopes of the Ankobra-Tano 



Water-Parting. 



From Mr. Payne's timber camp we followed up the Sibiri 

 stream a short distance, then left it, and after passing over some 

 rough country covered with low hills for a mile or so, commenced 

 the climb of the main water-parting, the crest of which we soon 

 reached and followed as far as the village of Auyinabirem, where 

 the main road from Akropong to Akikere comes on to the ridge 

 from the east. We then left the latter, and turning to the south- 

 west followed an important spur that eventually brought us, after 

 many ascents and descents and a long and fatiguing march, to 

 the village of Akikere, which is situated in the Tano drainage. 

 The forest along that part of the Sibiri stream followed by us 

 has been much cut about for farming purposes. The growth 

 improved, however, after we left the river, and the main water- 

 parting, which is, I should think, something like 800 to 1,000 

 feet above sea level, is covered with really fine, lofty evergreen 

 forest. Several large clumps of bamboos were seen before the 

 foot of the ridge was reached, and flowering specimens of a 

 second species of Guarea, a genus to which some excellent timber 

 trees belong, were procured. This species is also called Bosse by 

 the natives, who do not appear to distinguish between the two 

 kinds. 



As regards the vegetation on the main water-shed, it is com- 

 posed of excellent growth, amongst which magnificent examples 

 of Khaya, the Tiama-Tiama (Pseudocedrela species), the Iroko or 

 Odoum (Chlorophora excelsa), the Piinkwa (Pseudocedrela 

 species), gigantic specimens of Antiaris toxicaria var. africana, 

 Cyanothyrsus ogea (the gum copal tree), the Pebedum, the Bosse, 

 Huge Piptadenias and silk-cotton trees are to be found growing 

 in great profusion. A few examples of the Kokoti and the rubber 

 tree Funtumia elastica were also seen. Of course, the cosmo- 

 politan and dominant species such as the Dahomah, Offram, 

 Waw-waw, and a large species of Parlcia were much in evidence. 

 There is a marked tendency for Albizzia Brownei to occur in 

 greater numbers in the secondary growth near villages as we 

 proceed further to the westward. 



After leaving Anyinabirem village the path follows a long 

 descent to the south-west, and then ascends an important ridge 

 that is almost as high as the main divide. Here the fine type of 

 forest just described reappears and continues till just before the 

 village of Bantama is reached, where it is replaced by the 

 secondary growth usually found near native habitations. Oil 

 palms were numerous along this portion of the day's march. A 

 very fine flowering specimen of Erythrina tomentosa was seen 

 close to the village. It was practically bare of leaves, but 



