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At Victoria Palls many of the fruits concerning 
whion.^°L%fn^srtone w^t^e'nthusiSsti^aliy' we're u "f Suite 1 
an^Mfestfed fcj<f iff* ' dtfSds^ent • tfd & %hri)egaHmen1}' in the" 
hope that 'the^ might £Wve -Useful here.' ! 1 i! ° T( : 
®™ i Trte^'COnio was fter^iBularlf interesting to the ag- 
riculture "'e^plSfer'b^^ the immense number "%t 
wild sorBiunr iraisseS which wer^°fou^d 1 -'all Sl r 6n| j the 
ll&% h J ihi IJ ']olants v 'cU2^va^ed by-^he' 'riatlv^ ' arid §RS' 
ra^nlf : unique native methods' of ' agriculture; ' 1 5 ' r r - 
The f inest mangoes yet found were" r at ! Lake Tangan-' 
ylka , 1AJ als r 6 many- lfrt-e r^b's ting ? types' of beans ' :f ( Pkfoeolus 
vSMsris ) caStoi^fceans^ RfeMtis^ SomMtiM ) , cassava-' ( ta<pl b% a 
{WMM eimhnla) \ ma-hy m'l¥ J gra% s e s 5 whl ch v mays 'prtJ W 
tp 9 W 1 8t H dP age 1 value ; - "in f th*f 1 'southern^ ; partfs' of the" 
UtflVeu Stated 7 - v^tr ' ,<;.^ < ; 
A vlsl.t to the new Belgian territory of Urundi of - 
fered opJdHunYty : trb j study probably " t he : "f 1 ne s t gazing 
ltted !i in Mail Af-rlca. T This region -supports' ml 111 oW-W 
na'ifrVes who rely'-'almo s t' ent 1 rely 1 'upon *tjhe ? 'cat 'tie which- 
graze upon the natural grasses of this great upJaia? : 
cftuhtry.V M r "' - 0Ir - c ' '••• rr ' - : :! ' r <'■■■■■■* 
•"" oat A¥ Tabora, farther east, known as the home of the 
mango , ' -wdftd e rrul Wees and 1 'fruits were found.' 0it Att Da-r^-q 
e^-fhtlanf' %'he : co6 oanut 1 palM ; is We o f the mo s'V impTc-rtfen't 
crow ? 'and • r has v " been: ' planted ; ori'^'rife 1 sand-yn tariffs whlc'h 1 
extend for many miles back from the 1 - c<Jasf I • • " ''v 
In Zanzibar, principally noted for the production 
of cloves and for the extensive groves of cocoanut 
palm and many tropical and subtropical plants, Dr. 
Shantz obtained and sent home seeds and plants of a 
number of Important fruits, and also many of the staple 
grains and legumes grown in various parts of the East 
Coast of Africa and sold on the Zanzibar market. 
Returning to the mainland of Tanga, Dr. Shantz 
proceeded across Tanganyika Territory to near Kiliman- 
jaro, one of the most wonderful mountains in the world, 
at the base of which is a very rich agricultural coun- 
try. Here are great' plantations of sisal, rubber, cof- 
fee, and many important forage grasses. 
An extensive trip was also made into the desert 
country north and east of Mount Kenia, and the princi- 
pal varieties of tropical crops grown by the natives 
in this section were secured. Dr. Shantz also found 
here a notable nut plant, Telfairia pedata, which forms a 
large gourd 2 or 3 feet long containing many large flat 
seeds, about the size of a silver dollar and a quarter 
of an inch thick, of a dellcous nutty flavor something 
like that of our butternut. Although this plant has 
