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Pharm. of India,' E. J. Waring, p. 25. Museum, 

 Kew. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, North Central, Nile 

 Land. 



VlOLARIE^. 



Herb of St. Martin [Sativagesia erecta, L.). — Herb 

 used in Brazil in ophthalmia, in Peru in disorders of 

 the bowels, and in the West Indies as a diuretic. — 

 ' Treasury of Botany.' 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



BlXINE^. 



" Fayar " or yellow dye plant of the Soudan 

 {Cochlospermum tinctorium, Rich.). — Small tree or 

 shrub. Roots ■ large, succulent, yield a yellow dye, 

 and are also used in medicine in cases of amenorrhcea. 

 — ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land. 



" Borotuto '' {Cochlospermum angolense, Welw. Mss.). 

 — Small tree. Bark used by natives in making a 

 coarse cordage. — ' Flora of Trop. Africa,' Oliver, vol. 



i., p. 113- 



Distribution : Lower Guinea. 



Arnatto {Bixa Orellana, L.). — Small tree. The well- 

 known orange or yellow-coloured dye known as 



