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tree. According to the Gabonaise, a decoction of the 

 bark will produce vomiting and a fumigation of the 

 fruits is useful as a febrifuge. In the markets of 

 Sierra Leone the fruits are sold for washing purposes, 

 and are likewise used on the Zambesi. — ' Catalogue 

 des Produits des Colonies Frangaises, Exposition 

 Universelle de 1867,' p. 121 ; 'Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea, Lower Guinea. 



DesmanthtLs virgatiis, Willd. — Shrub, two to three 

 feet high. In Jamaica the small brown seeds are 

 strung like beads and made into bracelets, work-bags, 

 &c. — ' Treasury of Botany,' Lindley and Moore. 



Distribution : Oliver, in his ' Flora of Tropical 

 Africa,' vol. ii., p. 335, says : — ■" The only Tropical 

 African specimens I have seen are in Dr. Welwitsch's 

 herbarium, collected in Ambriz (Congo), where the 

 plant occurs sporadically amongst cultivated Aina- 

 ranthacecs!' 



Soune of Senegal {Mimosa asperata, L.). — Much- 

 branched, prickly shrub, often attaining several feet 

 in height. Wood suitable for carpentry. — ' Catalogue 

 des Produits des Colonies Frangaises, Exposition 

 Universelle de 1867,' p. 44. 



Distribution : Very abundant and widely spread 

 through Tropical Africa. 



Bois Sophie of Dominica {Leuccsna glaicca, Benth.). 

 — Small tree. Wood durable and suitable for fancy 



