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that furnifli no means of ufeful property or available domiiiion ; 
on the South, by the Niger ; and on the Eail, by the Kingdom 
of Zamphara and the Empire of Bornou. Its weftern limit is 
not defcribed by the Shereef ; nor is any thing faid of the Ca- 
r italj except that it is lituated to the North of the Niger, at the 
ciiilance of five days journey, and that its buildings refemble 
thofe of Bornou. 
The obfervations which introduced the account of Bornou, 
have already announced the remarkable fmiilarity, as well with 
refped to climate, foil, and natural productions, as with regard 
to the colour, genius, religion, and political inftitutions of the 
people, that prevails between that powerful State and its lifter 
Kingdom of Caflma. 
The rains, indeed, are lefs violent than thofe of Bornou. It 
exclufively furniHies the Biflmah, a fpecies of Indian corn that 
differs from the gamphuly, in the blended colours of red and 
white which diflinguiili its grain. Its monkeys and parrots (ani- 
mals but feldom feen in Bornou) are numerous, and of various 
fpecies. The meridian of its capital is confidered as a weftern 
limit, in that parallel of latitude, to the vegetation of grapes and 
the breed of camels ; for between Caflma and the Atlantic few 
camels are bred, and no grapes will grow. The manners of the 
common 
