British Central Africa : an attempt to give some account of a portion of the territories under British influence, north of the Zambesi (1897)
Johnston, Harry, 1858-1927 · New York : Arnold · leaf 30
afternoon is well advanced, and in the eastern sky, which is a warm pinkish blue, the full moon has already risen and hangs there a yellow-white shield with no radiance. On the opposite bank of the river to the palm trees is a clump of tropical forest of the richest green with purple shadows,… … BORASSUS PALMS ON THE SHIRE that the foliage of the bush is almost hidden. This green lacework is beauti¬ fully lit up by large mauve flowers. Above the bushes rise the heads of the wild date palm, and amid the fronds of this wild date here and there a cluster of its small orange fruit peeps out.…
Natural history
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