416 
t 
chiefly used by British Distillers (Mus. Kew). The distillation of 
n being eee special 
attention in the Azores. In 1884, 1826 pipes of alcohol, value 
£40,588, were exported to Lisbon, where it was used for the 
fortification of wines. The fresh potatoes in the same year were 
(Bull. Imp. Inst. viii. 1910, p. 8). It has been found in Natal 
that 3 tons of starch can be made from 12 tons of sweet potatoes, 
the residue being suitable for cattle food (Board of Trade Journ. 
* 
potato, in 1913 when 150 tons were exported to the United 
07) 
- ’ (Dioscorea sativa), though by careful handling and 
storing in a wa ry atmosphere they may keep long enough to 
into vermicelli and a jelly is also made from the starch (Hosie, 
Rep. Prov. of Ssu-chuan, China, No. 5, 1904, pp. 12, 18; Wilson, 
A Naturalist in W. China, ii. p 58). 
small trade between the West Indies (Barbados) and this 
country has arisen in the course of the last few years. In 1908-09 
72 barrels, and in 1909-10, 48 barrels of t potat hipped 
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