8 H. C. Schunke.-—The Transkeian Territories: [ Jan. 28, 
Of the coast forests some are of enormous extent such as the 
Udwessa, the Manubi, and the Ekossa (or Egosa) forests. 
They abound in yellowwood, Cape teak, assegai-wood, white pear, 
Kafir boom, Kafir ironwood, Cape box, redwood, white ironwood, 
olive, wild plum, red pear, wild chestnut, Cape ash and sneezewood. 
The forests on the first terrace consist chiefly of yellowwood, stink- 
wood, ironwood, sneezewood, olive, red and white pear. The 
principal forests are the Untonhloni near the head of the Umgwali: 
River, the Xwexweni, Gulindota and Myolo forests near the Bashee, 
the Tabandula in the Qumbu district and the Ingeli forest near the 
Natal border. The forests of the Drakensberg range consist princi-- 
pally of yellowwood. There is a great and remarkable scarcity of 
heaths and bulbous plants in Kaffraria as compared -with the western: 
part of South Africa. Along the rivers from the foot of the Zuur-- 
bergen to the seacoast, there is a plentiful growth of mimosa. Near 
the seacoast the mimosa is scattered over much of the undulating 
grass country. Along the lower courses of the larger rivers euphorbia 
and aloe are plentiful. The grand and beautiful forests combined: 
with the peculiar configuration of the country lend to the scenery 
of Kaffraria its own characteristic physiognomy. The loveliest and. 
most picturesque parts are found in the basin of the St. John’s River. 
To give an idea of the nature of the scenery of the country it will 
suffice to describe the lower valley of this magnificent river, which 
description I take from a more elaborate treatise by me on the 
Physical Geography of that part of South Africa. Below the junction. 
of the Caba with the St. John’s River the scenery becomes grand: 
and wild, the slopes of the ridges which close in the valley become 
thickly wooded, to the east the Tabainkulu stretches its steep 
bank range, densely clothed to the summit with dark primeval 
forest, away right down to the confluence of the Umzimvubu and 
Umzimhlava. Six to eight miles further down in this romantic valley” 
the Umzimvubu (St. John’s) receives from the west the powerful Tina 
River. The country which stretches now away on both sides of 
the river to the sea is the most beautiful part of the St. John’s basin ;. 
it is asserted even that it ranks amongst the most lovely and 
picturesque parts of the globe. It is exceedingly rugged and broken, . 
high ridges extend on either side of the valley right down to the 
coast, where they are abruptly chopped off and form two bold. 
conspicuous headlands, a gateway through which the St. John’s pours 
seawards. The valley presents the appearance of a vast chasm ; 
