Ourroutetothenorthlaynearthecentreofthecone-shapedmassoflandwhichconstitutesthepromontoryoftheCapeIfwesupposethisconetobedividedintothreezonesorlongitudinalbands，wefindeachpresentingdistinctpeculiaritiesofclimate，physicalappearanceandpopulation。
ThesearemoremarkedbeyondthanwithinthecolonyAtsomepointsonedistrictseemstobecontinuedinandtomergeintotheother，butthegeneraldissimilaritywarrantsthedivision，asanaidtomemory。
Theeasternzoneisoftenfurnishedwithmountains，wellwoodedwithevergreensucculenttrees，onwhichneitherfirenordroughtscanhavethesmallesteffect`Strelitzia’，`Zamiahorrida’，`Portulacariaafra’，`Schotiaspeciosa’，`Euphorbias’，and`Aloesarborescens’；
anditsseaboardgorgesarecladwithgigantictimber。
Itisalsocomparativelywellwateredwithstreamsandflowingrivers。