WATER-MELONS TREES. 
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was the first to start objections to Earth's accom- 
panying him. As to Over weg, we think he lost 
his opportunity by not treating directly with En- 
Noor, instead of Hamma his son-in-law. His 
highness will do nothing extra for us unless paid. 
Sth. — We rose early, and found a large portion 
of the caravan destined for Zinder already gone. 
This is very tiresome to see the people starting with 
whom you were to have gone, and to know that 
you have still thirty or forty days to wait ; and as 
for expenses, living at almost as dear a rate as in 
Tripoli. Our boat has gone with the caravan. 
Hereabouts grow a great quantity of wild water- 
melons, delaaah. They are very small and bitter, 
but the people, nevertheless, eat them occasionally. 
If cultivated they would, of course, soon yield an 
excellent supply. Barth represents the road be- 
tween this and Aghadez as very woody, and also that 
the country is everywhere mountainous. Baghzem 
is not high, but is, nevertheless, a very large moun- 
tain, seen several days' journey. The high plains 
without water are also covered with trees. I hear, 
also, that the road between this and Damerghou is 
exceedingly woody, and the trees of "the scratching 
or rending description," like the tholukh. Aheer 
also abounds in senna. 
Yusuf says that all the people of Soudan are 
red, with the exception of the inhabitants of Tesaoua, 
Kanou, Kashna, and Maradee. 
