TRAVELS IN AFRICA. Chap. XXXIV. 
for different species of grain ; while in Mbutudi, as I 
said, millet, gero, or Pennisetum typhoideum, was culti- 
vated almost exclusively, here it was the dawa, " bai- 
ri" in Fulfiilde, or sorghum, and principally the red 
sort, or " bairi boderi." 
Having restored our vital strength with this famous 
pap of ground-nuts, and having filled our pockets, and 
the nose-bags of the horses too, with the remains of 
the great basket, we set out again on our journey in 
the afternoon, for it appeared to me evident that 
none of my companions was fond of a strict ground- 
nut diet, and hence would rather risk a storm than 
a supper of this same dish. It had become our 
general rule to finish our day's journey in the fore- 
noon, as the tempest generally set in in the afternoon. 
The fields were well cultivated ; but the corn on 
the more elevated spots stood not more than a foot 
high. The ground-nuts are cultivated between the 
corn, the regular spaces which are left between each 
stalk being sufficient for growing a cluster of nuts 
under ground; just in the same way as beans are cul- 
tivated in many parts of Negroland. The fields were 
beautifully shaded and* adorned by the butter-tree, 
" toso," or, as the Fulbe call it, " karehi," in the 
plural form " kareji," which was here the exclusively 
predominant tree, and of course is greatly valued by 
the natives. Everywhere the people were busy in 
the fields ; and altogether the country, inclosed by 
several beautifully shaped mountain ranges and by 
detached mountains, presented a most cheerful sight, 
