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kimsw-nli. and about asvsn from ki~i Here
my mon with wondsffgi rnpidity built shout
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.sppss.. saS,%. %s,,a ss"s crosse. h sn.., ,:S
nndalst,ny hiiiocss. the road being fairy .s.y:
SGrnt with recent bush nr-s: but higher up.
where the pass had not reached. the ve4-,a'i"u
irs.. ws ," .iu,isd % ihs srsand n nSmt.rs and 40
occasional e adiolus oia vivid crimson cleaned
brightly on! from The y t.i,.d .rsss
OF lsvsi grrenswnrd. somewhat spoiit by the
buraloss who cNms thithsr to drink and sport,
this lit'le natural iawn. Strange se.sil. thist-s
grew here. .4sarly i've feet In circumference.
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three to four f.st In height with ateszle-iike
crown Of green brac,s and bright blue blossoms.
Orher remarkable plants were the love
CynoElo.sum amp lifolium. with rich .uItrH.
marin flowers. aud al extraordinary. arbores-
loosiug somewhat like y banana in the dis.
;anc.. but IN reality consi-, ing OF a tall black.
and sarmoun,si b. a hug. crown OF broad
leaves, ,nter.psrsed or headed up witt, bunch-.
Of yellow blossom. This strange. tlant grew
trunk was so supernciaiiy rooted and so rotten
that. in. spl,. q It's h.isht and gir;h, could
pull 1t down with ono hand.
TUFTS Of chsrvil and othsr tail umbsl!i.crn
with patches Of Wild green moss oyerhune. the
water. which itself WAS lovely in It's absolute
c!sArnsss. and In tho bright wayeis,s and
streass Of ionin WHICH marked i:s hurried
bees and wasps were stil to he ss-n-the'r very
presence. too. seemed TO account for the vivid
colors OF tho fora-Hnd bright little sunbirds
darted from bush to bush. gle aninx their rcp-st
Ncciarinia J"hnstoui. with rich. gold. green
plumags. long tail. and TWO tufts .of scar ct
Fumes on either side of the breast: Nsctarina
aud new kind OF Cinnyris. differing some what
from the spec.s Ia the low ani-l
As we asrended on the turth.r side Of the
bou!ders. or smooth masses Of rock, about
which the ground beeam" nappy and hoExy
Of a temperature OF 9l' Fahrenheit. here issued
Mounting high above the rivulet. tho scenery
in awarfed patches IA wa passed the attitude Of
l3.oOn feet. and the ground WAS coyered with
ms or .s sis PHI HnV yns
rection. They wer" not very difficult to climb
over and even se.ned to act rs irregular stons
the size OF large shrubs grew with certain
luxnriarce e.; and hrixnt yellow suryHns flowers
while every now and then my eve aliEhtad with
pleasure on lovely clusters Of pink ever nstin.
| flowers. growing. where they did grow. so
thickly that they presented blushing sheet Of
About ii. TOO feet I saw the last resident bird
"a kind Of stone-chnt. apparently. 1t went in
Of fear that had To walk nwav from 1t before
shooting. to avoid shattering my specimen.
Ai.sr After this; With tue excsption OF AN occasional
| no other bird.