TRAVELS IN AFRICA. 
killed four of his Hottentots, and wounded another. Thefe 
marauders carried away alfo feveral of his cattle, which he 
was never able to recover. 
The twenty-ninth, upon leaving the Hentum, we returned 
to the Bokke Lands Bergen, intending to return to the Cape, 
along the hrore of the Atlantic Ocean. 
The thirty-firft, when arrived at the Bokke Land, we were 
compelled to remain there feveral days, from the Rate of the 
weather, which was very rainy and variable. I there found 
many curious plants, among which was one called Elephant’s 
Foot^. I could find none of them in flower, but on my 
paflage to Europe, onboard the Held Woltemade, Dutch Eafl: 
Indiaman, was fortunate enough to have one of them, which 
flowered in the month of April. Upon examination, I found 
it to be a plant of the clafs Dioecia Hexandria. It has a large 
folid bulb, which fprouts to the height of five or fix feet, and 
afterwards flioots out into fmall climbing branches with roundifli 
heart-fliaped leaves. The natives eat the root, which they 
efteem very falubrious. 
We took leave of this place on the fixth of November, ac¬ 
companied by two fons of Mrs. Ryek, and an overfeer of 
Mr. Van Renan’s farms, in this part of the country, who was 
going on a fliooting party. I alfo partook of the diverfion, and 
left the waggon to proceed to a place called the Lion’s Dance, 
^ Smilax. 
