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into the mortar and pounded, after which it is put back into the vat or tub as before, 

 left awhile, lifted out, rinsed, and thrown away. The milky liquid is then strained 

 through a coarse cloth, to remove the finer solid particles of the root, and the 

 strained liquid allowed to stand until the starch has settled. The water is then 

 poured oft gently without disturbing the sediment, and clean water is poured upon 

 it. It is then well stirred up and strained through a fine cloth, allowed to stand 

 until the starch is deposited and then the water is gently drained oft as before. 

 The sediment, which is the pure arrowroot of commerce, is then spread out on 

 sheets of clean paper, or on banana leaves and dried in the sun. « 

 References: 

 Maranta arundinacea L. Sp. PI. 1 : 2. 1753. 

 XIarattiales. See Fern-allies. 

 Maravilla (Guam). See Mirabilis jalapa. 

 Maravilla (Porto Rico). See Hibiscus mutabilis. 

 Iffarianne Betel pepper. 



De Candolle calls the Guam betel pepper. Piper betle variety marianum. See Piper 

 belle. 

 Marianne Caper. See Capparis mariana. 

 Marianne jasmine. See Jasminum marianum. 

 Marianne maile. See Gynopogon torresianus. 

 Marianne morning-glory. See Ipomoea mariannenm. 

 Marianne tree-fern. See Alsophila haenkei, under Ferns. 

 Marianne yellow-wood. See Ochroda mariannensis. 

 Marimbo (Porto Rico). See Lagenaria lagenaria. 

 Mariposa, flor de (Guam). See Bauhinia sp. 

 Mariscus albescens (Gaud). See Cyperus pennatvs. 

 Marunggai (Guam). See Moringa moringa. 

 Marrubio-boton (Porto Rico). See Mesosphaerum eapitatum. 

 Marvel-ofrPeru. See MirabUis jalapa. 



Masi (Samoa). Fermented bread fruit. See Artocarpus communis. 

 Masigsig (Guam). See Siemmodontia biflora. 

 Masigsig hembra (Guam). See Triumfetta procumbens. 

 Masigsig laJie (Guam). See Triumfetta procumbens, and T. tomentosa. 

 Masoa (Samoa). See Tacca pinnatifida. 

 Masdn (Guam). A coconut not quite ripe. 

 Mastophora. See under Algx. 



Mata de la Playa (Porto Rico). See Canavali obtusifolium. 

 Mata-pavo (Spanish). See Boerhaavia diffusa. 

 Matamata-aitu (Samoa). See Carinta fierbacea. 

 Matamata-Moso (Samoa). See Abrus abrus. 

 Matbas (Guam). 



Local name for Abutilon indicum; derived from " malva." 

 Matricaria ehamomilla Blanco. Same as Chrysanthemum indicum. 

 Mautofu (Samoa). See Urena sinuata and Sida rhombifolia. Applied also to other 



similar species of Sida. 

 Mautofn-tai (Samoa). See THum/etla procumbens. 



«See Firminger, op. cit., p. 126. 



