APPENDIX 
3i7 
2. Mbura. —A splendid tree, with magnificent branches, 
bearing a round fruit, which attains the size of a golf- 
ball. The colour of the fruit is brownish golden ; its 
flavour resembles dates, but with a suspicion of bitter¬ 
ness. Elephants are extremely fond of this fruit. 
The natives gather them in large quantities, and 
pound them up to extract the stones. The pulp is 
kneaded with flour and made into cakes. 
3. Haekaera.— A large tree, bearing clusters of a light 
golden fruit, which is about the size of a hen’s egg. 
The fruit is oblong in shape, contains three seeds, and 
has a delightful odour. 
4. KOOSEE. —This fruit, borne on a large tree, is the size 
of a pigeon’s egg, and has one large stone. The skin 
is very thick and of a reddish brown tint. The tree 
is found in great numbers in Angoniland. 
5. MATONGA. —A greenish fruit, the size of an apple 
found on small trees. The inside is filled with large 
seeds imbedded in a fleshy pulp. The taste is bitter¬ 
sweet, and I have found the fruit an excellent thirst 
quencher. Buffaloes and elephants are extremely 
fond of it. 
6. Maveero.— A small, yellowish fruit, about the size of 
a gooseberry, found on low trees. The taste is 
peculiar. My men are continually chewing them when 
tramping through the forest. The pulp is scanty and 
encloses three pips. 
7. MASUKO. —A tree, producing a fruit about the size of a 
plum. The colour of the fruit is dark red. The flesh 
resembles an apple in flavour and contains a few large 
seeds. The natives are extremely fond of it. All 
game such as lions, leopards, wild pigs, warthogs, and 
wild dogs are partial to the Masuko. My wild dog, 
Jumbo, used to eat them with avidity. I have re¬ 
peatedly found the spoor of lions and leopards around 
