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The Assy, is a beautiful palm-tree; it rises ten 
feet high, and has no leaves except at its top, which 
is crowned with two or three rows of them four or 
five feet long, and an inch and a half broad, exhibit¬ 
ing the form of a large umbrella. The trunk is 
marked with the leaves which have successively fallen 
off in its growth. 
The Voo-a-lomba, (Buddleja Madagascariensis ,) is 
an annual vine which bears a fruit preferred by 
Europeans to all others:—it is called the grape of 
Madagascar; its root is a species of yam. 
Anakwey, is a large sensitive plant. 
Azambou:—this plant bears a fruit in form of a 
red nosegay. 
Vogumdasong Farpechorou, a starry lily. This is a 
parasitic plant; its flowers announce the season for 
catching whales, and the natives decorate their boats 
with large bunches of them. 
Ampalt, a plant with a round leaf, used by the 
natives for polishing iron. 
Farafar, a parasitic plant, bearing a long red flower 
in form of a fork with five prongs. 
Sanoang-matan, a kind of asparagus. 
Tchilotoo, a species of white tulip. 
Talate, is a plant with thick leaves, and a red fruit 
like the holly-hock. 
Enghi-panza, little indigo. 
Cani-pouti, is an herb with broad leaves, the juice 
from which is used by the natives to draw 7 figures on 
the different parts of their bodies. 
Vua-namboo-avon, is a plant with whitish leaves, 
