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HISTORY OF MAURITIUS. 
The Voua-severantou. 
The Vouang-tae. Malum cidonium. 
The Voua-futre. A kind of box tree, whose aromatic fruit is eatable. 
The Enghi-panza. The lesser indigo. 
The Enghi-be. The large indigo. 
The Vua-macaliong. A kind of taarin, from which oil is extracted. 
The Sacaviro-ambon. A species of the Zedoaire. 
The Vua fao. A kind of palm of Sagou. 
The Ouvi-rombe. A creeper, whose leaf is small, and in the form of a heart with 
a very sharp point. 
The Chifontsui. The leaf is small, and in pairs, like that of the small harame; 
its flower has four green leaves, which form a cup. 
The Vua horda. A fruit, in the shape of a cucumber, and which smells like a 
quince. 
The Sanguamou-batou. A plant, whose leaf has the same effect on fish as the 
coque du Levant. It must be bruised. 
The Vaint-sombou. An herb, which has the same qualities. 
The Sanga, sanga. The real papyrus. 
The Vua-toudinga. A fruit like the pipar of China. 
The Vua carabo. A kind of large flat chesnut, which grows on a creeping plant. 
The Vua nantoula. It contains a large almond, of the same shape as the kernel 
of the sapotilla, but much thicker. 
The Vouang-pin-lela: with leaves like the cinnamon tree, but without odour. 
The Vua-tingui le-pas. Fruit of a green colour, whose leafy bulb opens like the 
petal of a flower. The seeds are contained in a triangular pod; 
The Anja oidy. A kind of heath, which grows to a considerable height. 
The Vua tehirie. A kind of vacoua, with long and narrow leaves. 
The Vua-khicason. A small fruit, like the ragoustah. 
The Tehouti morou, or ranou. A plant, with a small husk. 
The Vua-hia-vave. A creeping plant, with white female leaves. 
The Vua nambouavon. A red fruit in bunches; with flowers of a violet blue 3 
and whitish leaves. It is esteemed as a vulnerary. 
The Vua-rhe. A kind of fig tree, whose fruit is excellent. 
The Vua he taitson. 
