500 LOGANIACHA. 
Collection.—Cochin nux-vomica is collected in the dry 
deciduous forests at the foot of the Travancore hills, and is 
sold to small native dealers at a low rate, who send it to the 
merchants. The Coconada nux-vomica is obtained from the 
Ganjam district and Godavery. The Madras seeds come from 
Nellore and several other parts of the Presidency. The dirty 
and discoloured seeds, such as those left by monkeys, hornbills 
and parrots only fetch half rates. The best seed is obtained 
by collecting the fruits, washing out the seeds and drying in 
the sun. The right of collection is sold by the Forest depart- 
ment over fixed areas, and in the upper taluks of the Godavery 
in 1889, 5,500 maunds were taken out on payment of 
seigniorage. The last Nellore sales fetched Rs. 12 per candy 
of 20 maunds, that is, Rs. 2-8-0 per cwt.in Madras. In the 
Concan the seed is collected in a similar manner by the Mhars 
and other outcastes, and is sold to the small dealers at an 
average rate of one anna per measure of about 4lbs. 
Commerce.—Large quantities of nux-vomica are exported 
from India. The annual exports from Bombay amount to 
about 4,000 cwts., all shipped to the United Kingdom. 
Madras and Cochin export still larger quantities, and Calcutta 
rather less. An extensive business is done in this drug at 
Cocanada, from which port it is shipped to Calcutta, Madras, 
Alleppy, Cochin, Bombay and Europe. The bags are made up 
to contain 164—1]65 Ibs. each, and are valued at Rs. 3 per bag. 
Exports from Cochin. Cwt. 
1883-84 2,396 
1885-86 10,787 
1886-87. 2,535 
1887-83 7,575 
1888-89 8,255 
1889-90 17,716 
: STRYCHNOS IGNATII, Berg. 
Fig -—Rev, de Plant. Vasc. Filip. App.,p. 449. Saint. 
Ignatius’ Bean (Zng.), Féve de Saint a i ). 
Hab.— Philippine Islands. The seeds, 
