MALYACEE, es, 
‘number of Sinai Cavities are seen, nhl ee a semi- + 
sparent jelly-like substance, consisting of oblong cells 
taining a little granular matter and a small group of starch | 
- At the margin of the cavity the columys of healthy ~ 
s are seen breaking up, and the cells separating to join the 
y-like mass ; this gradually, increases in size and finds its 
y to the avtids to be extruded as Mocha-ras. 
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‘The young roots are of a yellowish white colour when the 
tk -has been removed, and are sdft, mucilaginous and : 
ebly astringent; grated and*mixed with water es as 
yundance of neaoly. colourless mucilage. 
= hemical composition.—Mocha-ras ah minoorited i in water 
fords a reddish-brown solution, which yields a very copious me 
rty greey precipitate with ferric. salts, the solution contains ‘ 
alittle gum, which is precipitated by alcohol ; the balk of the aS 
ndation remains undissolved. : 2 
he seeds of B. malabaricwm yield 25 per fark. of a sweet: 
“drying oil; it is of a ae Ripper brown colour, and 
ntmences to deposit fats at 20° C., when it has a specific 
ity of 09173. The aden iasoldible fatty acids of the 
amount to 92'8 per cént., and melt at 41°. 
the cake-of the séeds of E. anfractuosum and that of cotton s 
s has been examined pat Reinders with the following. com- ee 
tive shay mages — he 
& Kapok cake. Cotton oe 
Pg 12°60 
rogenous cable ae compos. 26°34 
ic sarees 
-nitrogenous extractive matter | Seyi ex + 19-92 ee 
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