CLIMATE, GEOLOGY, BOTANY, $c. 
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nearly an inch long and inch, thick, of a glassy mineral, probably 
felspar, perhaps sanidine. 13,000 feet. Stream-valley on southern 
slope of Kilima-njaro. 
Nos. 19, 20.—Fragments less rounded, of a similar sort, perhaps 
less scoriaceous. From same place as above. 
Flo. 21.—A similar fragment, hut rather more glassy-looking, with 
a “ropey” structure, and containing smaller crystals. 13,000 feet. 
No. 22.—Founded pebble, dark scoria . 13,000 feet. 
Nos. 23—33.—Fragments. Varieties of a dark, more or less 
vitreous lava, which I think in chemical composition is likely to 
agree rather with an augite-anderite than a basalt. 13,000 feet. 
Stream-valley. 
Flo. 34.—A pebble, dark lava, with small grey felspar crystals. 
13,000 feet. Stream-valley. 
Flos. 35—37.—-A dark compact lava, containing elongated felspar 
crystals as above. 14,000 feet. 
Nos. 38, 39.—Rather decomposed. A dark subvitreous lava, with 
crystals of felspar , similar to those from base of Kibo. 15,000 feet. 
Rocks from base of Kimawenzi. 
No. 40.—Similar to preceding specimens, but rather paler in colour 
softer, and more decomposed. Same locality. 
Nos. 41—43.—Stones from Kimawenzi. Similar to last-named. 
14,800 feet. 
The flora of Kilima-njaro is naturally interesting, as 
may be imagined from the extraordinary range of 
climate between the eternal snows of the summits and 
the hot tropical plains at the base. The vegetation 
on the coast is fairly rich and luxuriant, and typical 
of the tropics. There are fine forest trees—acacias, 
figs, baobabs, bombaxes, calophyllums, and others, 
while the mango has been introduced from India, and 
become wild. The pandanus grows in marshy places; 
cycads are occasionally seen, and among palms the 
Cocoa-nut, the Borassus, the Hyjphoene thebaica 
(branching palm), several kinds of Raphia, Blais, and 
wild Date. At the commencement and close of the 
rainy season the ground is covered with vividly- 
coloured wild flowers. Blue clitoreas, blue commely- 
