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FlG. 337. A flowering branch of the Kola nut tree (Cola acuminata), growing in Trini- 

 dad. The leaves are obovate or lanceolate, acuminate, and in the axils are borne small 

 clusters of purplish flowers. The tree is indigenous to Africa and is extensively cultivated 

 in the West Indies and Brazil, in which countries it has become naturalized. Reproduced 

 by permission of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 



