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NATURAL HISTORY VOCABULARY 



Belegafe (belegafe) . 



Beli-mbaml)e (be li- 

 ra banibe) 



Bobo (boboi) 



Bombi (Ijomlii) 



Bonga (lionyai) 



Bomli (bondi) 

 Buna (l)une) . 



Buwi (buwi) 

 Boni (boni) 



B'j-wnhi (bo-Avuliii) 



A 



A tree (jMonrovia). Smooth oval 

 leaf 5x3 inches, with re^'ular 

 strong veins. 



A tree (Kumasi). Leaf 6x11 

 inches, smooth, soft, ribs 

 alternate and even. Leaves 

 opposite. 



rubber tree. Leaves 6 x 2| 

 inches, pointed oval, alternate. 

 {Funtumia elastica — Apocy- 

 naceae.) 



Bofi (bofii) A tree. Leaves alternate, 3x1^ 



inches, smooth, thin. Flower 

 axillary, small, yellow, one 

 lobe developed. Fruit a cap- 

 sule |-inch diameter, orange 

 coloiu'. Splits in three, a seed 

 in each section. It is eaten. 

 Branch stripped and dried is 

 used as a torch. (? DoiJonaea 

 viscosa — Sapindai-eae.) 



A tree. Leaves 7 x IJ inches, 

 smooth, hard, opposite. Fruit 

 a soft leathery pod, 5 x | x y ^^ 

 inches. 



A tree vised for the forked posts 

 for supporting the veranda of 

 a bush house. 



A tree. 



A forest tree with leaves 12x12 

 inches, heart-shiiped, partly 

 lobed and cleft. Fruit a ? fol- 

 licle, scarlet, edil)le, 6 inches 

 diameter, flesh )•, with about six 

 white seeds in central hollow. 



A tree (Monrovia). 



A sap tree with large fleshy leaves. 

 The juice is said to cure tooth- 

 ache. 



The " l)ao1)iib '■ tree. Leaf palm- 

 ately parted, five Itwflets. 



