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Dead Sea. On the grassy fioor of the valley we could dis- 

 tinguish, with the aid of the field glass, a herd of zebra, 

 Thomson's gazelles, and several ostriches. With great 

 reluctance we turned our backs on this fantastic vision 



Mi^--^'^ r*^' 



Giant (groundsel, Senerio Johnsfo^ii, from Konia. It attains 

 a height of sixteen feet ; the stem iisuallj' liraiiches twice 

 or thrice, anrl ig surmoiinteil by a floner-sijike three feet 

 high. The flowers are orange-coloured. 



and descended the slopes on that side of Mencngai 

 nearest Lake Nakuru. On the way down the mountain 

 we saw Lake Elmenteita o-listenino' in the sun like a 



The hunter hurried us along 



sheet of burnished silver. 



