Children make imitation lanterns out of banana stems, placing in them a sliver 

 of bamboo on which is spiked a number of the hard, oval, oily fruits, which they 

 set alight and which burn steadily for a short time. 



Ref. 27. 



* 24. A. Montana (Lour.) E. H. Wils. (Euphorb) " Wood oil tree." 



A tree of China from the seeds of which tung oil is extracted. It has been 

 grown for some years on a commercial scale in the Southern Province and is 

 now (1952) being planted extensively in the Northern Province. 



Ref. 26. 



*25. Allium ascalonicum L. (Amaryll.) Shallot. 



Anyezi (N). 



Shallots are grown all over the country, mainly for sale to Europeans, but are 

 being used in increasing amounts, especially in the Southern Province, by 

 Africans. They are cut up and added to almost any kind of side-dish, particularly 

 to leaves of different kinds. The leaves are also used as a side-dish with groundnuts 

 added. 



Shallots have a great advantage over onions for native use as they grow easily 

 from off-sets. 



*26. A. cepa L. Onion. 



Anyezi (N). 



Onions are grown in many parts of the country but not so commonly as shallots. 

 They are used in a similar way to the latter. 

 Ref. 23. 



27. Allophylus africanus P. Beauv. (Sapind.). 



Kandula, sangasi, msawasawa, (N), mtsatule (C), mtatu, mtalawanda (Y). 



Usually a shrub 10-12 ft. high, often found in old gardens, glabrous or pubescent, 

 sometimes becoming a tree 30 or more feet high , branching low down ; flowers creamy- 

 white in almost catkin-like racemes, sweet scented. Found on Konde Plains by 

 river mouths on north shore of Lake Nyasa. 



An infusion of the roots is used as medicine for coughs and colds and is also 

 drunk by women at the time of menstruation. 



Ref. 7; 14; 26. 



28. A. alnifolius (Bak.) Radlk. (Sapind.). 



A much-branched shrub or small tree up to 10 ft. tall, with small white, sweetly 

 scented flowers, fruits small globular. 



Leaves used as vegetable (Tt). A native medicine. 

 Ref. 14; 17; 26. 



29. Alternantherasessilis (L.)R. Br. {Syn. A. achyranthoides Forsk.) (Amarant.). 

 Kandudwa (C), kambonti (Nk). 



A procumbent and ascending herb growing to 2 ft. or more, flowers very small 

 white. Found widespread at all elevations up to 4,000 ft. 



The leaves are edible, they are cooked by the aCewa with the addition of matsukwa 

 (water from soaked maize). 



Ref. 1 ; 6. 



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