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M. Vuillet a etc amene, dans ces conditions, a etudier 

 les Trichilia de 1'Afrique occidentale franchise et a rechercher 

 si ces plantes donnent des graines exploitables, au meme titre 

 que celles de TEst-Africain portugaise. 



Les graines recueillies ont ete remises an Jardin colonial et 

 soumises a Texamen de M. P. Ammann. 



L'absence de fleurs et de fruits n'a pas permis de connaitre 

 1'origine botanique exacte des plantes. Les echantillons ont 

 ete classes en trois categories : 



I. Graines petites de couleur brim rouge fonce. 



II. Graines de moyenne taille, vermilion orange. 

 III. Grosses graines oranges. 



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Poids de cent graines, grammes ... 12*7 ... 29-4 .. 79'! 



Humidite, pour cent ... 6*16 ... 5-64 ... 5*33 



Matieres grasses, pour cent 37'29 ... 41*93 ... 47'i2 



Les grosses graines (III) sont celles qui se rapprochent les 

 plus, comme dimensions et richesse en matieres grasses, des 

 Mafouraires du Mozambique. Elles atteignent, a 1'etat frais, 

 23 x 16 ou ii mm. tandis que les Mafouraires de 1'Est- 

 Africain portugaise mesurent a Tetat sec 20 x 12 mm. en 

 moyenne. 



[TRANSLATION.] 



TRICHILIA OR MAFOUREIRA SEEDS FROM THE NIGERIAN 



SUDAN. 



It is recognized that the Trichilias are not unknown from the 

 commercial point of view, since, Mozambique exports annually 

 about 2,000 tons of Trichilia seeds, received at Marseilles under 

 the name " Mafoureira." 



In view of this fact, M. Vuillet has been led to study the 

 Trichilias of French West Africa and to ascertain whether these 

 plants yield valuable seeds similar to those of Portuguese East 

 Africa. 



The seeds collected have been sent to the Jardin colonial 

 and submitted to examination by M. P. Ammann. 



The absence of flowers and fruits prevented the determina- 

 tion of the exact botanical identity of the plants. The samples 

 have been classed in three categories: 



I. Small seeds of a dark red-brown colour. 



II. Seeds of medium size, orange vermilion. 



III. Lar^'e orange-coloured seeds. 



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Weight of 100 seeds, grams .. 12*7 ... 29-4 ... 79-1 

 Moisture, per cent. .. ... 6'i6 ... 5-64 .. 5*33 



Fat, per cent. ... ... 37-29 ... 41-93 ... 47-12 



