MdJcaral'd. 133 a tall slender stem, and foliage totally distinct from the large leathery leaves of the bush vegetation. The stem of the silek resembles somewhat that of onr fir, and is used by the natives for the roofs of their huts (tukl).

The country between the Yei and Kabayendi, the most western station, is watered by the River Torre ; in character it resembles that described, and is covered with low bush and occasionally taller trees. There are numerous small watercourses and depressions, which, during the rainy season, are full of water.

The character of the country changes in the vicinity of the old .Zeriba Fad! Allah, where to the north and west mountains are to be seen.

On the left bank of the Khor Baballa (a watercourse which is never dry), the country of the Mundu begins, and thence stretches away far to the west.

It is covered with bush, advantageously mixed with forest trees ; while in some places during the dry season the stiff stems of the grass, higher than a man's head, are a serious inconvenience to travellers.

Beyond the plains surrounding Fadl Allah, the hilly country begins to the north and west. The ridge Ingiterra to the north-east is about 1,600 feet high, and consists of five combined elevations. In its neighbourhood, as also about the hills of Kura and Langho, and to the west, the-Abukaya Oisila are settled.

On the road to Mount Lobogo, the hill of Ambe rises to a height of about 200 feet, and large forest trees cover tha district about it.

Many of the hills are named after the resident chieftains, such as Lofoke, Koh, &c. Whilst to the south and/ east the country is a vast plain, with isolated peaks cropping up here and there, to the north and west there are ranges of mountains, varying in height from 1,000 to-1,500 feet above the surrounding country, some of the more prominent peaks being called Abba, Agallo, Agilbi, Adyuh, Assana, Issi, &c.

To the west of Lofoke there is much bush, and bamboos are found in the low-lying lands in the neighbourhood of Koh.

From Azigo to Kudurma the country is at first hilly, but afterwards falls into a wide plain, which is crossed by various low ridges, running north-west and south-east.