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Lake. All were dead trees. Some were rubber trees & showed the diagonal scars of the tappers. In places there were broad savannas filled by a small papyrus rush & long grass [[strikethrough]] or Ever [[/strikethrough]] Small hills or large hummocks were characteristic of the whole region. The soil where it was exposed was bright red like that of Africa. A fresh breeze was blowing on the river which made it quite cool. A floating Pistia (larger than the African) was abundant on the still sides of the Lake where it formed masses. The country along the river was quite hilly & heavily [[foresd ?]] by giant trees & chorro palms ^[[insertion in red ink, by another hand]] Attalea [[/insertion]] Several of the trees were in flower, one with large pink blossom-like a giant peach was seen & another with vermillon flowers was common. We stopped first at