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The galTob, \vliicli in its. general flinpe refembles the com- 
mon reed, is of two fpecies; the firil grows v/ith a long flalk 
that bears an ear, which in length is from eight to twelve inches, 
and contains, in little \miks or cavities, from three to five hun- 
dred grains, of the fize of fmall peafe. The fecond fpecies, which 
is common in Tripoli, differs no otherwife from the firft than 
in the lliorter fize of the ear. 
The gamphuly is dilHnguiflied from the gaffob, by the bulk 
of the ftalk, for that of the gamphuly is much thicker, by the 
number of its ears, for it has feveral on the fame reed, and by the 
lize of the grain, which is confiderably larger. This kind of 
corn is freq^uently feen in Spain, and is there called Maize, 
Wheat and barley are not raifed in Bornou ; but the horfe- 
bean of Europe and the common kidney-bean are cultivated 
with great alliduity, as they are ufed for food, both by the flaves 
and by the cattle.* 
In 
^ The country in the neighbourhood of the City of Bornou is fertile in Indian 
corn and rice. Of barley and wheat the quantity raifed is fmall. A fpecies of 
bean, which refembles the horfe-bean of Europe, though larger, and of a darker 
hue, is a much more common produce. Gum-trees are thinly fcattered. Cotton, 
hemp, and indigo, are alfo among the various produce of its foil. 
Ben Alli. 
