﻿collected 
  in 
  Nyassaland. 
  3 
  

  

  treme 
  south-east 
  corner 
  of 
  Nyassaland, 
  drained 
  on 
  the 
  west 
  

   by 
  the 
  head 
  waters 
  of 
  the 
  Ruo, 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  affluents 
  of 
  the 
  

   Shire, 
  and 
  on 
  the 
  east 
  by 
  the 
  Lukuga 
  and 
  other 
  smaller 
  

   streams, 
  which 
  run 
  into 
  the 
  Indian 
  Ocean 
  north 
  of 
  the 
  Zam- 
  - 
  

   besi. 
  It 
  is 
  described 
  by 
  Mr. 
  Whyte 
  as 
  an 
  isolated 
  range 
  of, 
  

   for 
  the 
  most 
  part, 
  precipitous 
  mountains, 
  the 
  main 
  mass 
  

   forming 
  a 
  huge 
  natural 
  fortress 
  of 
  weather-worn 
  precipices 
  

   or 
  very 
  steep 
  rocky 
  ascents, 
  sparsely 
  clothed 
  with 
  vegetation. 
  

   Many 
  of 
  its 
  gullies 
  and 
  ravines 
  are 
  well 
  wooded, 
  and 
  in 
  some 
  

   of 
  them 
  fine 
  samples 
  of 
  grand 
  African 
  virgin 
  forest 
  are 
  met 
  

   with. 
  Mr. 
  Whyte's 
  ascent, 
  on 
  the 
  2()th 
  of 
  October, 
  was 
  

   made 
  up 
  the 
  south-east 
  face 
  of 
  Milanji, 
  over 
  steep 
  grassy 
  

   hills 
  and 
  across 
  rocky 
  streams, 
  full 
  of 
  large 
  water-worn 
  

   granite 
  boulders. 
  Further 
  on 
  precipices 
  were 
  encountered, 
  

   and 
  it 
  was 
  necessary 
  to 
  clamber 
  up, 
  holding 
  on 
  by 
  tufts 
  of 
  

   grass, 
  roots, 
  and 
  scrub, 
  after 
  which 
  a 
  wooded 
  gorge 
  was 
  

   entered 
  and 
  welcome 
  shade 
  was 
  obtained 
  from 
  the 
  forest 
  

   trees. 
  

  

  Here 
  an 
  interesting 
  change 
  in 
  the 
  vegetation 
  was 
  at 
  once 
  

   perceptible, 
  the 
  plants 
  of 
  the 
  lower 
  slope 
  being 
  mostly 
  re- 
  

   placed 
  by 
  other 
  species. 
  These 
  in 
  many 
  cases 
  approached 
  

   the 
  flowers 
  of 
  temperate 
  climes, 
  such 
  as 
  brambles 
  and 
  well- 
  

   known 
  forms 
  of 
  PapiHonace<s 
  and 
  Composite. 
  Ferns, 
  too, 
  

   became 
  more 
  numerous, 
  and 
  now 
  and 
  again 
  were 
  encoun- 
  

   tered 
  perfect 
  fairy 
  dells 
  of 
  mosses, 
  selaginellas, 
  and 
  balsams, 
  

   with 
  miniature 
  water-falls 
  showering 
  their 
  life-giving 
  spray 
  

   on 
  the 
  little 
  verdant 
  glades, 
  while 
  overhead 
  hoary 
  lichens 
  and 
  

   bright 
  festoons 
  of 
  elegant 
  long-tasselled 
  lycopods 
  hung 
  

   from 
  the 
  moss-covered 
  trees. 
  After 
  they 
  had 
  passed 
  through 
  

   some 
  dense 
  thickets 
  of 
  bamboo, 
  and 
  climbed 
  up 
  an 
  ugly 
  

   barrier 
  of 
  precipitous 
  cliff's, 
  another 
  hour's 
  ascent, 
  the 
  latter 
  

   part 
  of 
  which 
  was 
  through 
  a 
  steep 
  grassy 
  glen, 
  brought 
  

   Mr. 
  Whyte 
  and 
  his 
  companions 
  to 
  the 
  highest 
  ridge 
  of 
  

   Milanji, 
  about 
  9300 
  feet 
  above 
  the 
  sea-level. 
  

  

  Hence 
  was 
  a 
  splendid 
  view 
  over 
  rolling 
  hills 
  of 
  grassy 
  

   sward 
  divided 
  by 
  belts 
  of 
  dark-green 
  forest, 
  and 
  the 
  clicnate 
  

   Avas 
  found 
  to 
  be 
  delightfLilly 
  cool 
  and 
  bracing, 
  with 
  a 
  clear 
  

   dry 
  atmosphere 
  of 
  about 
  ()()° 
  Fahr. 
  Altogether 
  two 
  weeks 
  

  

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