TOGO 147 



Compositae. i 



Vernonia Senegalensis. Avenya (Ewe) ; Tusima or Tingma i 



(Tschandjo). | 



The only one of the family which attains a height of 19| ! 



feet, and stem of 6 or 7 inches in diameter. The leaves are • 



a greyish-green ; the flowers, a yellowish-white, appear in great | 



masses. The wood is fairly heavy, light brown in colour, and ; 



very easy to work. Of the many varieties from which the J 



twigs and roots are used for brushes, this one is the most '\ 



valuable. i 



