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UGANDA 
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vapour which arises from the lake by evaporation must 
be enormous, especially when we remember that the 
lake has a superficial area of 27,500 square miles 
lying under the equator. 
The Banana [Musa). A. The flower cone. 
A banana plantation is as typical of Uganda as a wheat-fleld 
is of England and a potato-fleld of Ireland. 
As Uganda enjoys an abundant rainfall it is easy to 
understand that the valleys between the hills may be 
luxuriant forests, marshes, or papyrus swamps with 
millions of gnats. 
