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almond oil. An excellent wine is said to be prepared 

 from them in Brazil. The enlarged pedicel of the fruit 

 is eaten. This tree is said to grow very abundantly 

 from the Congo to Ambrizette. — 'Manual of Indian 

 Timbers,' J. S, Gamble, p. 108 ; Spon's ' Encyclo- 

 paedia of the Industrial Arts, Manufactures and 

 Commercial Products,' pp. 1352, 1638; 'Treasury 

 of Botany,' Lindley and Moore, &c. 



" Blood Plum " of Sierra Leone, " Dzingeregza " of 

 Nup6 {Hcematostaphis Barteri, Hook, f ). — Small tree, 

 bearing deep crimson fruits in clusters like grapes, 

 which are said by Mr. Barter to have a sub-acid and 

 pleasant taste when ripe, and to be eaten by the 

 natives. — Kew Museum ; * Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Odina acida, Rich. (J O. Oghigee, Hook, f ). — ^Vogel 

 states that the bark of this small deciduous tree is 

 converted into a powder by the natives, and mixed 

 with other substances to form a paint for the face. — 

 ' Niger Flora,' Sir W. Hooker, p. 286, 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Hog Plum or Yellow Spanish Plum of Jamaica 

 {Spondias lutea, L.). — Large tree. The bark is said to 

 be used for tanning in British Guiana, and the fruits, 

 which are of an oval shape, with flesh resembling the 

 common plum, are used for feeding swine, for which 



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