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deed, the tree looks as if it were decorated with these 
familiar things, and is called by the settlers the “ sausage 
tree.” Hanging on their long stalks the fruit reminds 
The Kigelia tree. The seed vessels hang on long stalks and are 
as big'^as German sausages. Europeans call it the “ sausage 
tree.” 
an Englishman of the big weights of a “ grandfather 
clock.” The Wa-Kikuyu use the rind of this fruit to 
flavour the pombe (native beer). The natives in the 
Rovuma valley regard it as a charm and hang it outside 
