FROM KIROTO AND MASINDI TO MRULI. 23 in the mornings a thick layer of fog plainly indicates the situation of the lake. | Towards the north, the east, and south-east high isolated hills rise up, practically forming defiles which entirely block communication between the east and west. Many fields of sesame, durrah plantations, half withered for want of rain, scattered banana groves, and many huts, at present deserted by their inhabitants, indicate a very dense population. Unfor-_ tunately, it is impossible at present to have any intercourse with the inhabitants. My stay here was not exactly pleasant ; cold, raw days, during which much rain fell (too late in the season, unfortunately, to benefit the harvest), and nights disturbed by minute black flies and fleas, a great source of | discomfort to the wanderer.

Although the flea does not exist in the Sudan—lI speak of the Egyptian Sudan—and is only met with as a curiosity introduced from Egypt, it is, as I only too well remember, very abundant in Uganda. I was obliged during my residence there last year to have the floors of the houses cleared of the layer of hay covering them and washed, before it was possible to live in them.

I had the pleasure of a most interesting visit from an independent chief named Kiza, who had heard in some way of my arrival, and came to see me. He gave me a great number of valuable notes about the country and people, habits and customs, and after receiving some suitable presents he parted from me highly satisfied. From Londu to Kistga is only a short march of 32 hours. After passing the steep hilly descent, at the base of which there remains a little rain-water, the way leads continually up and down over very hilly country, in an almost always easterly direction, through high grass interspersed by many trees. Many glades are seen, in which tree-like Solanez grow luxuriantly with orange-red and yellow fruits; they point to former cultivation, as do many bananas and deserted hearths. On the slope of the hill I found the second specimen of the, beautiful lily already mentioned. Hntada, eriodendron, combretum, ficus, sterculia, spathodea, covered with blossoms ; mimosas forming real shrubberies, and graceful date palms . wherever a small swamp occurs at the foot of a hill; the