"Desmodium hirtum in der Plantage in Kyimbila." ("Desmodium hirtum on a plantation in Kyimbila."). An African wearing cloth wrapped around him and carrying a hoe on his shoulder is standing next to coniferous trees. In the background: a plantation of trees and shrubs. Imprinted on the image: "3205". Desmodium hirtum is an herbal shrub to be found almost everywhere on the African continent. It has got an annual lifespan and its stems are not climbing. It is a non-threatened plant. -- Adolf Ferdinand Stolz (1871-1917) was a mission trader of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine in Ipanya from 1898 to 1902 and in Kyimbila from 1903 to 1914. He was responsible for the plantations in Kyimbila and Rutenganio. In 1898 he married Helene Elisabeth, née Kootz (1872-1899), in 1903 Anna, née Schulze.
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