Contents 



Page 



Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 



Introduction . . . . .... . . . . . . 7 



Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 



Abbreviations used in the Text . . . . . . . . . . 10 



Dictionary arranged alphabetically by botanical names . . . . . . 11 



List of botanically un -identified plants -" . . . . . . ' . . 139 



Index of English and Nyasaland vernacular names . . . . . . 141 



List of plants classified according to their uses .. .. .. ..155 



Index to vernacular names of processed foods and cooked dishes . . . . 167 



Glossary of food terms in common use . . . . . . . . 168 



N.B. — Tea, coffee and tobacco have been omitted in the list as they 

 were considered too \yell known to warrant inclusion. 



