We scarcely ever have a twenty-four hours without rain, and never half that period without thunder.
The camwood ( ?) is here called molombwa, and grows very abundantly.
The people take the bark, boil, and grind it fine: it is then a splendid blood-red, and they use it extensively as an ornament, sprinkling it on the bark-cloth, or smearing it on the head.

It is in large balls, and is now called mkola.

The tree has pinnated, alternate lanceolate, leaves, and attains a height of 40 or 50 feet, with a diameter of 15 or 18 inches finely and closely veined above, more widely beneath.
I am informed by Abraham that the Nyumbo (Numbo or Mumbo) is easily propagated by cuttings, or by cuttings of the roots.

A bunch of the stalks is preserved in the soil for planting next year, and small pieces are cut off, and take root easily; it has a pea-shaped flower, but we never saw the seed.

It is very much better here than I have seen it elsewhere; and James says that in his country it is quite white and better still; what I have seen is of a greenish tinge after it is boiled.
[Amongst the articles brought to the coast the men took care not to lose a number of seeds which they found in Dr.Livingstone's boxes after his death.