sentences:  Upon arrival at Durban, he was met by the botanist John Medley Wood, who provided him with his analytical key of Natal plants, Colonel Bowker, a keen naturalist and writer, and Richard Vause, co-founder of the "Natal Mercury" paper and also past Mayor of Durban – all waiting in person.This may well have been the most harmonious period in Fourcade's life.It was certainly the highlight of his career as a forestry officer.