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with excellent grasses of high forage value, and support thousands 

 of cattle. The Watuzi who inhabit this region are one of the least 

 known but most interesting tribes in all Africa. They are tall, 

 slender, athletic men, with thin lips and straight noses, and are 



Fig. 47. — A gTn\c of cocoanut palms at Dar es . Tan- 



ganyika Territory, with a native (Swahili) hut m iiu- hack- 

 ground. 



The whole region about Dar es Salam and for fifteen or 

 twenty miles inland is occupied by an almost continuous cocoa- 

 nut palm grove. The notches in the trees facilitate the gather- 

 ing of the nuts. 



probably the best athletes in the world, especially at high jumping, 

 which is one of their chief accomplishments. Many grasses and 

 many bulbous plants from this region give promise of value as plant 

 introductions. A great variety of bananas, beans, and cereals are 

 grown by these natives. 



