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Malvaceae. 



Hibiscus esculentus, Linn.; Ochro (W. Africa & W. Indies), 

 Edible Hibiscus, Lady's Fingers. 



A shrub, native of India; distributed to Tropical Africa and 

 naturalized in all tropical and many sub-tropical countries. The 

 young pods are used everywhere as a vegetable. In India the 

 mature fruits are used to make curry and the leaves are recom- 

 mended as cattle fodder. 



la. ix. 1 (1908) pp. 71-72. 



Hibiscus Sabdariffa, Linn.; Rozelle, lied Sorrel, Indian 



Sorrel. 



A shrub cultivated in Tropical Africa and most tropical 

 countries. The fleshy calyces are made into a preserve, the 

 leaves are used as a pot-herb, and the seeds are a good food for 

 cattle. 



la. ix. 1 (1908), p. 74. 



Gossypium spp.; Cotton Seed. 



Annuals or perennial plants grown as annuals, widely culti- 

 vated in tropical and sub-tropical countries for the cotton fibre, 

 and most if not all of the countries export or utilise the seed. 

 It yields on crushing a yellow oil, which when refined may be 

 used in the manufacture of oleo-margarine, as a salad oil, and 

 as a substitute for olive oil. When bleached it is used in the 

 preparation of a substitute for lard. The cake made from the 

 seeds after the expression of the oil is a valuable feeding 

 material for cattle, as also is the meal mixed with the hulls. 

 Cotton seed is imported from Egypt, United States, West 

 Indies, British India, East and West Africa, Uganda, Peru. 

 Brazil, Colombia, Russia, China, Turkey, &c, and in 1913 the 

 amount was 13,783,436 centals. Cotton Seed Cake — 5,302,595 

 centals from Germany, France, Austria-Hungary, Egypt, Turkey 

 in Asia, United States, Mexico, Peru, Brazil, British East 

 Indies, &c, and Cotton Seed Oil, refined and unrefined — 395,491 

 centals, the greater proportion (356406) being imported in the 

 same year from the United States. 



la. ix. 1 (1908), " Gossypium," pp. 76-85. 



2. Sept. 1898, " Effects on Butter of Colton Seed and Sesame 

 Seed Oil Cake," pp. 205-208; June, 1901, "Feeding Value of 

 Cotton Cake and Cotton Seed Meal," pp. 41-43. 



The seeds of " Kapok " (Eriodendron anfractuosum, DC.) 

 yield an edible oil, and tlie eake made from the residue is said 

 to compare very favourably with ordinary cotton seed cake for 

 feeding cattle. 



The " Durian " (Durio Zibrfhinus, Linn.), a tree of Malacca 

 and the Malay Islands, is considered one of the finest of tropical 

 fruits, provided the taste is acquired and the objectionable 

 flavour and odour is first overcome. 



Sterculiaceae. 

 Theobroma Cacao, Linn.; Cocoa or Cacao. 



A tree, 20 ft. and upwards, native of Tropical America; culti- 

 vated in many tropical countries. Raw cocoa is imported from 



