HISTORY OF MAURITIUS. 
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The Varou. A kind of mallow. 
The Lindern. A kind of palm tree, with the leaf of the seolopent?. 
The Angnan-rambou-lahe. 
The Tongou hintchi. 
The Harame; whose rosin partakes of the nature of ambergris. 
The Chingolpont. 
The Christala. 
The Alut mandrout. 
The Vangoni nangbona. 
The Bakrang. A plant, with large buds. 
The Ardouranga. A small plant, with vegetable flowers and red husk, like that 
of indigo. 
The Vaguinang boua. A shrub, with a white hairy leaf, and white flower; the 
root is a fine vulnerary. 
The Cani-prouti. A grass, with a large leaf; from whence the natives extract a 
juice, with which they paint their bodies. 
The Chipoulou pouli. 
The Adabou. A large tree. 
The Ouoi-randra. An aquatic plant, with an indented leaf; the flower has two 
horns: the root is eatable. 
The Tottlas. A kind of laurel, whose leaf and berry are aromatic. 
The Voua-houda. A large 1 fruit, like the mangue, of an oblong and cylindrical 
form; of a pleasant odour, with a ramified kernel, and leaves arranged opposite to 
each other. 
The Mounou founace. : A shrub, with a blue flower and. a trefoil leaf. 
The Azou-minti. A very curious pyramidicaL shrub. 
The Azou rninti-he. A very fine tree, of the same form, with large leaves. 
The Toucam-boiidi. A small palm tree, with large leaves divided at theextremity. 
The Fourangdra. A kind of winter cherry, with a.'triangular leaf, like that of 
parsley. . .e>I ffej/rj ai h •' - 
The Vua mandroucou. Bunches'of flowers issue from its trunk, with spiral petals. 
The Voua-mena. A sweet fruit, of a red colour, like that of cor#),; bpththe wood 
and leaves are red. ; ... , 
