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for the first time became aware that one of the party was already 
too far ahead to be easily overtaken. He proceeded, by a series 
of unearthly yells and frantic gesticulations, to attempt to attract 
ooker’s attention, and urge him to return. When these demon- 
strations were found to be useless, and he perceived that Ball 
was also about to follow in the ascent, he commenced a fresh 
series of exclamations and pantomimic gestures, of which the 
‘burden seemed to be that if we went we were certain to be shot; 
but the same argument that was used with effect on the Tagherot 
pass—the gift of a silver coin—was so far successful that no 
attempt was made to arrest Ball’s progress, and after ascending 
a few hundred feet higher, the unwilling guide gave up the 
attempt, and rested comfortably until he had an opportunity of 
rejoining Hooker in his descent. * * * 
“ Hooker reached the summit about 2 P. m., and was rejoined 
by Ball nearly half an hour later. Excepting some light fleecy 
cumuli floating over the low country to the north, at a lower level 
than the eye, the sky was cloudless; but in some directions a 
thin haze obscured the details of the vast panorama. Our first 
glance was inevitably directed towards the unknown region to the 
range of Anti-Atlas, showing a wavy outline, with rounded sum- 
mits, and no apparent deep depression, rising, as we estimated, to 
a height of from 9000 to 10,000 feet above the sea.” 
as the work is with graphic pictures, it is to the botanist, 
of course, that it will afford the most delight. Not only are 
plants described, but their habits and distribution are noted, as 
for instance when the authors speak of Feriploca greca and 
P. levigata. The latter is the single mainly western species, 
The young branches near the root twine round any adjacent sup- 
port, but as they grow older they become stiff and straight, and _ 
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