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or three small trees known as * Ambora.” Dalbergia Baroni, 
and probably one or two other members of the genus, which the 
Malagasy know as * Voamboana,” supply a very useful and valu- 
able wood much used by the natives in the manufacture of 
furniture, &c. Neobaronia phyllanthoides is a very remarkable 
tree with compound phylloclades, from the edges of which spring 
small bright purple papilionaceous flowers and a coriaceous and 
indehiscent pod about an inch and a half long. Its native name is 
“ Harahara," and it affords an extremely hard wood used for various 
purposes. (N. ziphoclada, also called * Harahara," possesses 
similar wood, but it is found in the Central Region.) Dilobeia 
Thouarsii also supplies a hard wood used in carpentry and house- 
building. Itis known as * Vivaona." Then there are several 
species of Diospyros, but whether any of them yield ebony I cannot 
say. Diospyros haplostylis, D. megasepala, and D. spherosepala 
are found in the forest east of Antsihanaka. D. gonoclada occurs 
somewhere between Imerina and the sea, and D. fusco-velutina is 
found on the east coast. Tetraclis clusiefolia, an endemic genus of 
Ebenacex, probably also supplies a useful wood. There are also 
several trees known by the generic term * Varongy " (not Calo- 
phyllum Inophyllum, as given in some publications, for this is 
the * Foraha "), whieh supply wood much used in house-building. 
One of these is Ocotea trichophlebia, belonging to Laurinee. 
Another tree affording a useful wood is **Famelona," but appa- 
rently it is as yet unknown to science. 
Among trees or shrubs supplying useful products, &c., are 
Landolphia madagascariensis and L. gummifera, climbing plants 
from which is obtained the india-rubber exported from the island ; 
Urophyllum Lyallii, which is probably the shrub known by the 
Malagasy as “ Fatray," which yields a bark used by them in the 
manufacture of rum ; Ravensara aromatica, called “ Havozoman- 
gidy," with very aromatie bark, probably also used in the manu- 
facture of rum. Another tree, possibly also a species of Raven- 
sara, with the native name “ Havozomanitra," possessesa strongly 
but agreeably aromatic bark (or wood ?) The “ Nato” tree (pos- 
sibly Labramia Bojeri), found in certain localities, affords a bark 
largely employed by the natives in dyeing. A tree with a large 
delicious fruit is the * Voantsimatra" (Salacia dentata ?), which 
would doubtless be a welcome novelty to gardeners. Eleocarpus 
sericeus also deserves mention, as its young leaves when pressed 
and dried form the beautiful objects known as “ gold leaves.” A 
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