BOTANIZING ON BOARD. 
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We were enticed by the extreme beauty of the flowers 
of the Mucuna, overhanging the river, to go close to 
a bank, whei'e the water was so deep, that Dr. Vogel 
gathered some interesting specimens from the paddle- 
box : here we had five fathoms alongside. This was 
called Mucuna Point, from the profusion of those flowers 
which adorned it. 
At 5.40 p.M. we rejoined the main, Nun branch, 
which we left on Saturday. Abreast of the junction 
were several villages, nearly joined ; the largest of these is 
called Sabo-Krugga. The huts were somewhat different 
in their arrangement from those lower down, as they 
seemed to be built in such a manner as to enclose 
a small court. On enquiry, we found that the other 
vessels had not passed this place. A note was, there- 
fore, left with the Chief to apprize Captain Trotter of 
our progress. 
The river was here perhaps twelve hundred yards 
wide, contracting afterwards to seven hundred and eighty, 
but still a magnificent stream, the depth averaging thirty 
feet, nearly from bank to bank. The current was about 
two knots generally, but more in the middle of the 
river, and sometimes under the points hardly perceptible; 
it was not however always safe to take advantage of this, 
as the eddies caused shoals. 
A gorgeous sunset shed a rich glow over the sombre 
and varied vegetation of the dense forest. 
We anchored at 6.35 p.m. a little way above this cluster 
