86 ShilUh District.

Tobacco is also found. The country consisting simply of rich alluvial soil, there is no iron, which is accordingly much prized by the natives.

The rains begin in May and are regular during four months, so that cotton might be cultivated without the expense of artificial irrigation.

The acacia forests produce gum in unlimited quantities, but there is no trade in it from here.

The northern limits of this country are rich in forest of the Acacia Arabica {sunt)—a wood that is invaluable as fuel for steamers, and is the only really durable wood for ship-building in the Sudan.