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when ^split into pieces of G or 3 inches iu breadtli and reduced 

 to the thinness of half an inch, make excsllent pallissades for 

 house building. 



" 1^ . Ropes for many local purposes, are made from the 

 leaves of the " Coco marron " GicrcioUijo Sechallarum and the 

 bark of the " Var " or '' Vau " (Farltmm tiliacewni) yields a 

 good strong fibre which is useful for cordage. Fishing lines 

 are made of the fibres of " Aloes vert " (Fourcroija glgautea), a 

 plant which has lately been introduced. 



" 78. Ilijnienrea verruoosa yields the gum copal of Madagas- 

 car, but the tree is rare in Seychelles. 



" The " Bois de Fer " (Bipterocarjms s]}.) yields an ex- 

 ceediugiy flammable gum resin, which was formerly used for 

 incense. 



" 79. Biihus roscefoUus (Frambroisier), which is very com- 

 mon in the woods, bears a good fruit, which is gathered by the 

 poorer people and sold in Port Victoria. Guavas of 3 sorts 

 and Cashew nuts, are common every where in these Islands. 

 They are quite naturalized. 



" 80. The useful timber trees are the Capucin, Sldefoxijlon 

 sp., Takamaka or Tacamakaca, CalojjhyUum Inopliyllum : 

 Bois de fer, Blpterocarirus s]j : Gayac or Fans Gayac, Afzclla 

 hijtiga : Badan:ier,* Tcrmlnalia Badnmia : Bois de ISTatte, 

 Imhficaria jjetiolarls : Bois Marie, Go)ii]jluindra : si^.: Bois 

 Roage, Wormla fervugnea : Bois de Table, Hcrltiera litorals • 

 Bois Sandal, Rublacoce si). : Bois de Montagues, Campanos 

 l^ermum Zeylcmicv/m : The Filao or Cedre, Casuarlna eqiusiti' 

 folia. 



"81. Among the Poisonous plants of Seychelles may be 

 mentioned the "Tanghin" (Tanglunia venenifera), — the ordeal 

 bean or poison nut of Madagascar. A small tree attaining the 



