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leaves to the stem of the h)belias produces such an 

 alteration in their appearance that a casual oi)server 

 would not regard L. Stuhlmanni and L. Dcckenii as 

 closely related plants. 



On Ruwenzori, Kilimanjaro, and Kenia the giant lol)e- 

 lias may be seen in hundreds in the moss-covered 

 swampy ground and resemble " monuments in a ceme- 

 tery " (Johnston). 



It is reasonable to hope that in due time a good trans- 

 port road will be made from Nairobi to Mount Kenia, 

 and motor trips to Kenia, including excursions to the 

 bamljoo forest, the groundsel and lobelia grounds, and 

 the glaciers, will be an additional attraction to those 

 who visit the new colony. 



References. 



Johnston, Sir H. Tlic Uganda Protectorate. Vol. I. London, 



1904. 

 Krapf, J. L. ... Travels in Eastern Africa. London, 18G0. 



Livingstone, D. ... Expedition to the Zambesi. 



Stanley, Sir H. M. Through the Dark Continent. 1878. Vol. I. 

 Speke, J. H. ... What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the 



Nile. London, 1864. 

 Thomson, J. ... Through Masailand. London, 1885. 

 Rendle, A. B. ... An Acconnt of the Plants Collected on Mt. 



Ruwenzori hy Dr. A. F. R. Wollaston. 

 Baker, E. G., and Moore, S. le M. Jcmrncd, of tlie Linnean Society, 



1908. 



