288 FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



Cacao (Theobroma Cacao, L.). — This tree is culti- 

 vated for its seeds on some parts of the West Coast 

 of Africa, and according to Spon's ' Encyclopaedia ' 

 some very fine cacao has been sent from Monrovia, 

 which fetched the highest price of any in the market, 

 and that in 1878, 185,197 lbs. were imported from the 

 West Coast. Cacao is said to be the chief product of 

 Principe, and also to be cultivated in St. Thom6, 

 the Cape Verd Islands, and Senegambia. — Spon's 

 'Encyclopaedia of the Industrial Arts, Manufactures 

 and Commercial Products,' pp. 687, 690 ; ' Society of 

 Arts Journal,' vol. xxxii., p. 231. 



TlLIACE^. 



Grewia asiatica, L. — Shrub or small tree cultivated 

 throughout India for its fruits, which are commonly 

 used for flavouring sherbets. The bark is used in 

 rope-making. — ' Manual of Indian Timbers,' J. S. 

 Gamble, p. SS ; 'Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and 

 Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, South Central. 



Grewia mollis, Juss. — ^Shrub or small tree, the bark 

 of which is said by Barter to be used in soups for its 

 mucilage. — ' Flora of Tropical Africa,' D. Oliver, vol. i., 

 p. 248. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land. 



Grewia populifolia, Vahl. — Shrub of slow growth 



