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mr Browne's journey. 
Darfur, which signifies the kingdom of Foor or* 
Fur, as it is written by Browne, the only Euro- 
pean traveller who has visited the country, lies to 
the S. E. of Bergoo, and is bounded on the E. by 
Kordofan. The country is of considerable extent, . i 
and in many places covered with wood* During 
the dry season, the appearance of the open coun- 
try is sterile and barren, but when the rains com- 
mence, the dry sandy soil is soon changed into • 
green fields covered with luxuriant vegetation. 
Considerable quantities of maize, sesame, beans, and 
legumens, are raised by the inhabitants for food. 
There are several species of trees in Darfur, but 
the tamarind alone is valuable for its fruit, or rises 
to a considerable size. The date, which is dimi- 
nutive, does not appear to be indigenous. Do- 
mestic animals are the camel, the sheep, the goat, 
and horned cattle, which are numerous. Of the 
milk of the cow, some of the inhabitants make a 
kind of cheese, but the process is not generally 
known. The camel is of an inferior quality ; and 
the horse and the ass are imported from Egypt and 
Nubia. Their wild animals are the lion, the leo- 
pard, the hyaena, the wolf, and the wild buffaloe. 
The termites, or white ants, abound ; and the cochi- 
neal insect is frequently met with, though it has 
never been applied to any useful purpose in Dar- 
fur. The rocks are chiefly composed of grey gra- 
nite, but in a few places, alabaster and marble are 
