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like thofc of the mallow, but larger and 

 ftronger. Its flowers are downy like tliofe 

 ■ of the ketnm^ and of a rofc colour* 



Angua^mahu, Kind of aromatic fhrub, 

 with flowers like golden buttons. 



VQlm^'bondl-founL Red wood, which 

 turns black as it grows old. This wood is 

 proper for dying. 



l^fimamajbo. Creeping twig, the flowers 

 of which a. -^ like thofe ofjafmine, and of a 

 bright red colour, 



Manouqu 'ibonga, Shrub compofed of twigs 

 like the vine* Its flowers, which are beau- 

 tiful, and red, are difpofed in the form of a 

 plunte of feathers, 



Maan, Kind of downy plant, with leaves 

 like thofe of the mallow. 



Somimuiorang^ . Bears a downy flower, 

 in ihape like the bezel of a ring. 



