Many of the gardens had excellent cotton growing in them.

An hour's march brought us to the foot of the Manganja hills, up which lay the toilsome road.

The vegetation soon changed; as we rose bamboos appeared, and new trees and plants were met with, which gave such incessant employment to Dr.Kirk, that he travelled the distance three times over.

Remarkably fine trees, one of which has oil- yielding seeds, and belongs to the mahogany family, grow well in the hollows along the rivulet courses.

The ascent became very fatiguing, and we were glad of a rest.