Liberia <- 



will soon fill a cup. It is usually tasteless, and said to be 

 quite wholesome. 



Among the Anonaceous order, which is so common in 

 Tropical forests, and which produces several fruits that 

 are quite palatable (such as the Sour sop), there are trees of 



2IO. THK BASE OK A KOKKST TKKK, To SHOW UTTTK I-.SSKI > TKl'NK 



utility or interest. The Guinea pepper (Xylopla t ethhpicd} 

 is a tree sometimes of considerable height, growing in fairly 

 dry places, and yielding aromatic fruits, which, when dried and 

 powdered, form a sort of pepper, much appreciated in Liberia, 

 but too aromatic for the European taste. This tree yields 

 a useful wood for masts, oars or paddles. Another spice (and 

 the Liberian forest is rich in spice-producing substances) is 



526 



