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Excerpt from Historical Sketch of the Zulu Mission, in South Africa: As Also of the Gaboon Mission in Western Africa It has already been remarked that the field of the American Mission lies mostly within the coast division'sof Natal, only three of its twelve stations being more than fifteen miles from the sea. They extend, however, through the entire length of this division, and are conveniently situated with reference to some natives. This district approaches more nearly to a tropical country, in regard to its climate and vegetable productions, than any other in the colony. Most of the tropical plants which have been introduced from abroad, are grown upon these coast lands. Thousands of acres have already been devoted to the sugar-cane and a few years ago some 300 tons of arrow root were exported in a single season. Coffee is extensively cultivated, and cotton is every year receiving a larger share of attention, both from the white settlers and the natives. Oranges, lemons, limes, bananas, pineapples, and even peaches, are common, and form a good substitute for the fruits of higher latitudes. There is, moreover, a novelty in the general appearance of the vege tation, which soon attracts the attention of the newly-arrived missionary. A prominent feature of the landscape is the grotesquely-formed euphorbia tree, which resembles a huge cactus, grown to the height of thirty or forty-feet. Another tree, which is peculiar to the country, and adds 'much to the beauty of the scenery, is a species of wild fig tree, a large evergreen, with broad spreading branches. It is sometimes termed the Natal banyan. Many of the trees in this part of the country are at times covered with clusters of brightly colored blossoms; and the groves, jungles, and forests are nearly as green in winter as in midsummer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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