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THE RHINOCEROS-BUSH. 
11 April. 
Tamarisk is that which has the most resemblance to it ; but the 
Rhinoster-bosch is of a hoary complexion, much more close and 
bushy, and finer in ramification. It abounds in dry hilly lands ; and 
occupying extensive tracts, gives a peculiar character to the land- 
scape. In this day's ride, this monotony became tedious ; but as the 
roads, through what is called a Rhinoceros-bush country, are always 
very good, travellers regard that convenience as a sufficient recom- 
pence for the want of variety in its vegetation. 
In this excursion, not a single large tree was any where to 
be seen, except around the houses of the colonists : these most fre- 
quently were either the white poplar, or the common English oak. 
I soon became accustomed, on observing a distant clump of trees, to 
view them as the sure indication of a dwelling-house ; it being only 
in the deep ravines of the mountains, that indigenous trees are 
generally to be found. 
