415 
pp. 124-126 (John Murray, London, BU — —' Shea Nuts and 
Shea Butter," in Bull. Imp. Inst. 1912, PP: 281-292. 
** Northern Nigeria Trade in Sheà Products,’ Mance, in The 
Lagos Customs and Trade Journ. July 2nd, 1912, pp- 400-403. 
** Shea Nuts and Butter,"' in Col. Rep. Misc. Series, No. 88, 1914, 
pp. 538-543—S. Nigeria, N. Nigeria, Gold Coast, Sudan, and 
Uganda. 
Miwvsors, Linn. 
Mimusops bidentata, A. DC. in DC. Prod. vin. p. 204. 
A tree 60-120 ft. high, 4-5 ft. in diam. (Jenman), sometimes 
attaining a greater height—150 ft. trunk 94 ft. to the first branch, 
12 = 3 in. in girth at about 15 ft. from the base (Anderson). 
ves 4-8 in. “long, 2-3 in. wide, ovate-oblong, rounded or 
epicalate at the apex, leathery, upper surface dark green, = 
surface rusty or bronze, more especially in young leaves. Flow 
mall, numerous. Fruit about } in. in diam. ovoid, edible, dt 
in taste to that of the “ Sapodilla "* (Achras Saget a). 
7ll.—Engler, Monogr. Afr. Pflan. Sapotaceae, p. 61, f. 12; De 
Wildeman, Mission E. Laurent, p. 161 (young plant, M. balata, 
at Eala); India Rubber World, March Ist, 1911, pp. a 191 
{habit- tapping); Harrison, Stockdale & Anderson, Rubber and 
Balata, B. Guiana, p. 31, ff. 19-22 (tapping), Ex 36, f. 23 (Mimu- 
s0pS globosa i in forest, showing cuts for tapping). 
Vernac. names.—Burué (Arrawak and Makusi Indians, Ander- 
son); Boerowé Ge Indians, Bleekrode); — fuos 
Guiana, Bleekro [Koberu or Koobi-arri (Warrau), Parata- 
Eboo (Carib), [SH (Wapisiana and Atorai) Anderson] ; ; Burueh 
(B. Guiana, McTurk).—Bullet or Bully Tree, Balata. 
N T of Venezuela and the Guianas. 
now decre in B. Guiana contains moistu ure I 9; Gutta 49-7; 
Resin 44-0; Impurities 4-4 (Harrison & Bancroft). Balata i is suit- 
able for machinery belting rather than insulating ee 
Balata sheet was quoted at 3s. 1d. and block at 2s. 2 r lb. 
on the London market (India Rubber World, ree ord] P1913; 
p.27), and the imports appear to be entered as Gutta Percha 
(p. 406), especially the figures for the Guianas, Venezuela, etc. 
It is the chief forest product of British ——Ó from whence 
(Board of Trade Journ. Sept. 13, 1906, p. 923, from Rep. Inst. 
nes p pde Br. Guiana, June 30th). Balata to the — 
