FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 313 



F. Royle, p. 294 ; Spon's ' Encyclopaedia of the 

 Industrial Arts, Manufactures and Commercial Pro- 

 ducts,' p. 996. 

 Distribution : Upper Guinea, Mozambique District 



" Solah " or " Shola " of India {u^Eschynomene as- 

 pera, L.). — Annual or biennial. Said to grow to a 

 great size in marshy places. From the pith-like 

 stems, hats, swimming-jackets, floats for fishing nets, 

 and various fancy articles are made, as it is found 

 to be very useful where elasticity and lightness 

 are required. — ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and 

 Moore, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Lower Guinea, Mo- 

 zambique District. 



Ambash or Pith-tree of the Nile, M'Bilor of Sene- 

 gal (Jlerminiei-a Elaphroxylo7i, Guill. et Perr.). — Erect 

 shrub, eight to twenty feet high. The wood is very 

 light, and in the form of small logs is used by the 

 natives to assist them in crossing rivers, and as floats 

 to their nets. The wood cut into thin plates is said 

 to be good for insect boxes. It grows very rapidly, 

 and is found in or near water. — 'Flora of Tropical 

 Africa,' D. Oliver, vol. ii., p. 145 ; ' Flora Senegambia,' 

 Guillemin et Perrottet, vol. i., p. 202. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Nile Land, Lower 

 Guinea, Mozambique District. 



Zornia diphylla, Pers. — A small plant, with stems a 



