oao&r T *ie river o f ‘three Fountains, (Drie Fonteins) tke lail in Lange Kloof, is the origin of fome great river in Sitficamma. The temperature o f the air for this month of October, approached as nearly as poflible to that of the preceding month, or September. The rainy days were the 9th, lo th , 19th, 20th, 22d, 23d, 26th, 27th, and 28th. C H A P . C H A P. IX. Journey from Lange Dal to Sitficamma, and from thence to Sea-cozo River. the l it o f November we fet out for Kromme- i775. ^ S p fr °r the Crooked-river, fo called from the cir- cumftance o f its running with many turnings and windings through a very narrow dale. This river was very full o f ooze, and in other refpedts was inconvenient to us, as we had to crofs it eight times before we got to EJfen- bo/ch, which was the following day, or the 2d of November. The name o f EJJen-bofch is given to ,a kind of woody tradt alongEJJen-rivier, which, as well as the wood, has taken its name from the effe or afh-tree. This tree makes; an entirely new genus, and is defcribed by me in the Tranf- adtions of the Royal Academy o f Sciences, by the name of Ekebergia Capenfis, in compliment to Sir C h a r l e s G u s - t a v u s E k e b e r g , Member o f the Royal Academy o f Sciences, and Knight of the Order o f Vafa, who was the occaiion of my making this voyage; and who, by his; zeal for natural hiftory, and the great pains he has been at m promoting it, is highly deferving of this diitindtion. The
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