FORESTRY OF WEST AFRICA. 



of small cubes, of which there are specimens in the 

 Eew Museum under the name of Thimble Rubber. — 

 'Report of the Royal Gardens at Kew/ 1880, p. 39 ; 

 ' New Commercial Plants,' Christy, No. I, p. 8. 



Carissa edulis, Schum. et Thon. — Spiny shrub. The 

 fruits are black and edible, and have an agreeable 

 flavour, much like sweet cherries; and make an ex- 

 cellent soup for the sick. — ' Niger Flora,' Hooker, p. 446. 



Distribution : Accra ; rather common in Guinea. 



Hpokpoka Tree of Sierra Leone (Taberncemontana 

 crassa, Bth.). — The Kew Museum contains a fibre and 

 cloth, called Dodo cloth, made from fibre obtained 

 from this tree from Sierra Leone. The husk of the 

 fruit is full of rubber, and is said to yield a consider- 

 able proportion of the West African kind. — 'New 

 Commercial Plants,' Christy, No. 4, p. 13, etc. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Iboga of the Gabon {Tabernczmontana sp.). — The 

 roots are tonic, and in large doses have an exciting 

 effect on the nervous system. — ' Catalogue des Produits 

 des Colonies Frangaises, Exposition Universelle de 

 1867,' p. 108. 



Distribution : Gabon. 



Vegetable Silk [StrophantJms sp.). — The seed hairs 

 are used for stuffing purposes. — 'Spon's Encyclopeedia 

 of the Industrial Arts, Manufactures and Commercial 

 Products,' p. 998. 



Distribution : Native of Senegal. 



