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are disseminated in many species of water-plants such as Potamo- 
geton (pond-weed) and Ceratofhyllum (hornwort), which flourish 
in exactly similar form in European waters.” 
Several times a red-brown species of marsh antelope was to 
be seen on the floating islets, and Czeczatka was lucky enough 
to secure one with his rifle. 
We had reason up to this time to be very fairly contented with 
the sum total of our labours. Although, no doubt, the mapping 
and surveying and geological investigation of the regions we 
had wandered through were not quite perfected, yet they were 
getting near to their finish. Immense quantities of the most 
diverse collections covered the ground all round the encampment, 
and the second batch of six hundred loads of scientific material 
that we had collected was sent away home from Mohasi. 
We ourselves wandered away westward to visit Ruanda, 
intending then to proceed to Lake Kiwu. A new stage of work 
lay before us. 
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