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bread trees was very picturesquely diversified by a 
large number of gonda trees, or Carica Papaya, while 
in front of the principal gate a most splendid rfmi or 
bentang tree, was starting forth as a proud landmark, 
pointing out to the traveller the site of the gate. The 
camels, who suffered greatly from thirst, immediately 
on our arrival were sent off to the brook of living 
water, which is formed at the foot of the rocky cliff 
a little to the north of the place where we had de- 
scended from the higher ground. 
Tuesday, We reached Gando, the residence of an- 
May 17th. 0 ^ er powerful Pullo prince (as powerful 
as that of Sokoto), after a march of six hours, 
through a country richly provided by nature, and 
partly, at least, well inhabited. Hill and dale alter- 
nated, the depressions and cavities offering suitable 
grounds for the cultivation of yams. The vegetable 
kingdom also displayed its larger members in great 
variety. In the village Babanidi, which we passed 
about two miles from Sala, we observed the three 
species of palms which are common to Negroland, 
in the same locality — viz., the diim, the date, and 
the deleb palm, while, near a swampy sheet of water 
before we came to Masama, I caught sight of the 
first banana or ayaba tree that I had seen since I 
had left A'damawa, with the exception of those 
young offshoots which I had observed in Bamiirna. 
Near this latter place, which was situated at the 
border of a deep valley, a large swamp spread out 
covered with rank reed-grass; and beyond the town 
