222 Dr. ©. Warburg. 
„Ihe latest vegetable fat to attract commercial attention is an 
extract of the M. sebifera, a so-called bean, hut really a species of nutmeg, 
which grows wild in Guatemals, where the natives gather it and obtain 
the oil from it for soap and eandles. 'T’he „beans“ are in abundant supply, 
growing in bunches on the bushes and they can be had at the small ex- 
pense of paying Indians to gather them. A Consular Representation of 
Guatemala in the United States is of opinion, that there is a great future 
good 
in store for the fat of this vegetable, which, he thinks, would be a „g 
substitute“ for Jard or butter. Machinery for erushing sesam seed which 
is extensively eultivated in Guatemale, is now being sent into the country. 
The oil is to be exported to the United States. 
22) Virola carinata (Bth.) Warb. 
Tab. V. Fig. 1: Same von der Seite, Fie. 2: Same im (uerschnitte. 
Myristica carinata (Benth.) in Hook. Kew Journ. bot. V, pag. 2, 1853. 
Alph.. DC Prodr XIV, p:198:2Bl. bras. VA], op: In. 
Myristica hypoleuca Spr. nom. ud. in Journ. Jinn. soc. V, p. 4. 
Ramulis glabris, innovationibus fNavido-ferrugineis tomentellis; petiolis 
brevibus canalieulatis, foliis oblongis vel oblongo-oblanceolatis pergamaceis 
basi obtusis vel rotundatis apice obtusis vel obtuse apieulatis supra glahris 
vix nitidis, subtus glaucescentibus, junioribus pilis stellatis Havidis appressis 
sub lente tantum distinctis inspersis, mox glabris; costa supra vix impressa, 
venis utringue 15—22 semi-patentibus haud curvatis prope marginem arcuate 
connexis supra impressis subtus vix prominulis; nervis tertiariis supra tantum 
distinetiusculis tenuissimis subparallelis, sed commissuris reticulum formantibus. 
Inflorescentia 3 axillari vel supra-axillari vulgo composite ramosa quam 
folium vulgo duplo breviore stellate puberula; ramis patentibus vulgo oppositis; 
tlorum faseieulis bracteis ovatis subacutis Havido-tomentellis mox fugaeibus 
eircumdatis: foribus pedicellos breves aequantibus ebracteolatis; perigonio 
extus tomentello infundibuliformi intus glabro profunde trifido lobis obtusis 
patentibus; antheris 3 eonnatis obtusis quam staminum columna glabra gracili 
fere duplo brevioribus. Inflorescentiis © vulgo masculis subaequalibus 
ramosis. Fructibus subglobosis cerasiformibus, pericarpio haud valde crasso 
extus glabro ruguloso, arillo rubro laeiniato, testa tenui, albumine ruminato. 
