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slieath of the Kakaralli (Leci/iJu-s olluria ) and smoke tliein like cigars: 
they mostly blow the smoke through the nose. 
8-. As we Avauted to resume our journey onwards on foot, and my 
# brother Avas anxious to undertake the trigonometrical survey of tlie 
junction of the Canuku with the Cursato Range as well as that of tha 
isolated mountain groups through which we were later on to take our 
course, we spent several days here. I accordingly made use of the oppor- 
tunity in examining the interesting Tenette Hill more carefully from a 
botanical point of vicAv. It lay north-Avest from the village, rose 124: feet 
above the savannah, its top, except for some miserable Curatella bushes, 
being almost devoid of all ACgetation. Before reaching the real summit, 
I came upon tAvo apparently large platforms covered with consideralde 
granite slabs amongst Avhich a quantity of Agare, Gereus and Mclocactx.s 
flourished. In A'eiy close association Avith these stone flats Pluincria, 
Poll/gala, especially P. Tiinouton, Auld. and P. montk-ola Humb. Bonp , 
Afi/rtacrae, MrloHtaiiKicrac and Sfdl pigli iacrar sprouted betAV'een the gran- 
ite bouldei*s strewn one over the other in wild disorder. Besides these 
just mentioned, the luxuriant little forest contained another interesting 
tree for me that I liad indeed seen offener in tlie forest-oases extending 
to the south-Avard from Pirara, l>ut had never met Avitli in floAver. Oui.* 
attention had been drawn riglit at the very outset not only to its beauti 
ful dark orange wood, out of Avhich the Brazilians had mainly built the 
church and homestead, but particularly also to its curious large-Avinged 
seeds. Judging from its floAvers it was a ncAv species of Ormosia, and 
received the name of Ormosia Jiistiophi/Jla Klot/.scli. As the really 
beautiful timber, yery like mahogany, on account of its deep orange 
colour that almost lilends over into a red, takes on a most glorious polish, 
it Avould, at all events, if exported, be ap])reciated as a. furniture avoo<1, to 
which pui-pose tlie Brazilians, avIio call it ''Poa da rainka," already apply 
it. The view from the top was delightful. The pictures'que Tanuku Kange 
stretched from ^^^X.W. to E,1^.E., while tlie Sacraeri, 30-40 miles in 
circumference, visible Avith its three fairly deep-saddled conical summits, 
and a number of other isolatcnl liills, rose out of the savannah about 18- 
,^10 miles away toAvards the N.E. The mountains of the Moon, the Kai- 
irite of the Wapisianas, limited the horizon in the S.W,, while in 
N.N.W. the INIariAvette stretched its head into the hazy layers of atmos- 
phere. The Cursato, Ursato, or Cussato as the many tribes call the 
Eange, Avhich rose in tlie S.E. close to my point of observation, is only of 
ordinary extent. Its long axis extending from N. to S. amounts to hardly 
fiA'e miles, and its highest point in 2° 47' lat. is not 8,000 feet above the 
level of the Takutu. Like the Canuku, the Cursato Range i«? thickly 
wooded, except that it is devoid of those steep granite cliffs and 
columns that lend the former such a picturesque and romantic character. 
Towards the S.E. from Cursato, Mt. Duruau appears: and following 
it is Mt. Manoa, the contour of Avhich, according to the statement of tha 
Indians, represents tlu^ figure of an ant-liear, and hence the name, but I, 
unfortunately, had to assure my companions that my imagination wad 
too tiiick and dry to recognise this. 
