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2 to 4 feet high, in India, Palestine, Siam, China, Asia 

 Minor, and other sub-tropical countries. The plant is 

 said to have come from the Indian Archipelago, its flowers 

 are yellow or pink hi colour, and its seeds vary from 

 white to reddish-brown or black. The seeds contain 

 50 per cent, of oil, which is used in India for cooking 

 purposes, anointing the body, for illumination, and 

 soap manufacture. Being edible, the oil is used in many 

 tropical countries to flavour bread and cake. The soot 

 obtained in burning the oil is used as one of the ingredi- 

 ents of Indian ink. The Palestine seed is said to be 

 the finest. In Europe it is used as a substitute 

 for olive oil, although it is commercially more import- 

 ant than the latter oil. Marseilles is the greatest 

 importer. 



ffempseed. Among minor edible oils, but of the drying 

 class, those from hempseed and candlenuts deserve a 

 brief notice. 



Hempseed oil is produced in large quantities in Russia, 

 and as there is a considerable demand for it on the 

 Continent, deserves greater attention from those of our 

 colonies which could cultivate hemp. 



The seed contains from 30 to 35 per cent, of oil, yielding 

 from 25 to 30 per cent, after the extracting process. 

 Of a light green or greenish-yellow colour when freshly 

 extracted, it changes, when kept, to brownish-yellow. 

 The cold-pressed oil only is edible, the remainder is 

 used for burning or for soft soaps, paints, and varnishes. 

 The cake is a highly nutritious cattle food, containing 

 32-30 of protein. 



Candlenuts. Candlenuts (Aleurites triloba), coming 

 chiefly from Mauritius and Hong Kong, have been found 



