S IR JOHN K IR K ,
G .C .M .G . j
GO LD M ED A L L IST OF TH E R O YA L GEOGRAPHICAL SO C IE T Y , 18 .82,
l a t e h . m . C o n s u l - g e n e r a l a t Za n z i b a r ,
BRITISH P LEN IPO T EN T IA R Y , IN T E R N A T IO N A L SL A V E R Y CONFERENCE, 188 9 ,
MEMBER OF TH E UG AN DA R A ILW A Y COMM ITTE E ,
WHO HAS DONE SO MUCH TO DEVELOP THE COMMERCIAL RESOURCES
OF BRITISH EAST AFRICA BY THE DISCOVERY OF MANY
USEFUL PLANTS AND PRODUCTS,
AND WHOSE WRITINGS HAVE SUPPLIED MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION
FOR THIS WORK,
WHICH OWES ITS. EXISTENCE . TO HIS ENCOURAGEMENT,
T h e f o l l o w in g p a g e s a r e , w i t h v e r ÿ s in c e r e r e g a r d ,
I n s c r ib e d .
