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into the mortar and pounded, after which it is put back into the vat or tub as before, 

 left awhile, lifted out, rinsed, and thrown away. The milky liquid is then strained 

 through a coarse cloth, to remove the finer soHd particles of the root, and the 

 strained liquid allowed to stand until the starch has settled. The water is then 

 poured off gently without disturl)ing the sediment, and clean water is poured upon 

 it. It is then well stirred up and strained through a fine cloth, allowed to stand 

 until the starch is deposited and then the water is gently drained off as before. 

 The sediment, which is the pure arrowroot of commerce, is then spread out on 

 sheets of clean paper, or on banana leaves and dried in the sun. « 

 References: 



Maranta arundinacea L. Sp. PI. 1: 2. 1753. 



Marattiales. See Fern-allies. 

 Maravilla (Guam). See Mirabilis jalapa. 

 Maravilla (Porto Rico). See Hibiscus miitabilis. 



Marianne Betel pepper. 

 De Candolle calls the Guam betel pepper. Piper betle variety marianum. See Piper 

 belle. 

 Marianne Caper. See Cappnris mariana. 

 Marianne jasmine. See Jasminum marianum. 

 Marianne maile. See Gijnopogon torresianus. 

 Marianne morning-glory. See Ipomoea mariannerms. 

 Marianne tree-fern. See Alsophila haenkei, under Ferns. 

 Marianne yellow-wood. See Ochroda mariannensis. 

 Marimbo (Porto Rico). See Lagenaria lagenaria. 

 Mariposa, flor de (Guam). See Bauhinia sp. 

 Mariscus albescens (Gaud). See Cypenis pennatiis. 

 Marunggai (Guam). See Moringa moringa. 

 Marrubio-boton (Porto Rico). See Mesosphaerum capitatum. 

 Marvel-of-Peru. See Mirabilis jakqxi. 



Masi (Samoa). Fermented bread fruit. See Artocarpus communis. 

 Masigsig (Guam). See Slemmodontia biflora. 

 Masigsig hembra (Guam). See Triumfetta procumbens. 

 Masigsig lahe (Guam). See Triumfetta procumbens, and T. tomentosa. 

 Masoa (Samoa). See Tacca pinnatifida. 

 Mason (Guam). A coconut not quite ripe. 

 Mastophora. See under Algx. 



Mata de la Playa (Porto Rico). See Canavali obtusifoUum. 

 Mata-pavo (Spanish). See Boerhaavia diffusa. 

 Matamata-aitu (Samoa). See Carinta herbacea. 

 Matamata-Moso (Samoa). See Abrus abrus. 



Matbas (Guam). 



Local name for Abtitilon indicum; derived from "malva." 



Matricaria chamomilla Blanco. Same as Chrysanthemum indicum. 

 Mautofu (Samoa). See Ureiui sinuata and Sida rhombifolia. Applied also to other 

 similar species of Sida. 



Mautofu-tai (Samoa). See Triumfetta procumbens. 



« See Firminger, op. cit. , p. 126. 



