Preface 
™ ' " ,, task since the stem in most names is preceded by one of 
The reduction of the vernacular names into order has been ^dividual choice, while most of these prefixes begin with 
lhe r . . . i n u <ar n'itivelv in accordance with giammar, usag f rom 0 ne sound into another ; in 
many prefixes whic are us English letters, and often not fully pronounce , ot ispcc ex i eenc ies of Portuguese politics, and the 
species which may possibly have been descnbed bcfo. e ^ ^ ^ easily identified under some name, -which 
My aim has been to allow each of the trees ^mg scattered scientific pamphlets-the reduction of these, where 
previously was not the case, through the pub ' Ca “ n itie s of those who have time and data in unlimited quantities, 
necessary! to the first published name must watt the op ortumtte name . The value of the timber in the 
Meantime the Province ^^“tivati^ uniess utiliaed first. 
Province is enormous, but that materia wi g . of Mozambique for kind assistance on every hand, but more 
My thanks are due to the Officers of the G 7“ n .^F r ere^ A' AnZde, Dr- Saldanha and Dr. Sousa Ribeira, who were the prune 
particularly to His Excellency the Governor-General Maj of Agriculture, who has rendered much valuable assistance , and t 
movers in regard to the Expedition ; to O. W. Barrett, Esq., D ° the loca l products, did everything in their power to assist me. 
ssss Mr- i* i-i- - — * — - 
of the completion of the journey which led to its production. 
T. R. SIM. 
January, 1909. 
