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fatty oil. They have no smell and little taste. — ' New 

 Commercial Plants and Drugs,' Christy, No. 8, p. 26. 

 Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Niowe of Gabon {Myristica longifoha). — The seeds 

 contain 54 to 58 per cent, of fat— 'New Commercial 

 Plants and Drugs,' Christy, No. 8, p. 27. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Myristica sp. — According to Mann, the wood of a 

 species of Myristica is split and used by the civilized 

 natives of Fernando Po for covering the sides of their 

 houses. — Kew Museum. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



BALANOPHORE.E. 



Thonningia sanguinea, Vahl. — A fleshy, parasitical, 

 leafless plant found growing on roots of trees. It is 

 said by Barter to possess an astringent property, and 

 to be sold in the markets on the Niger for use in 

 native medicine. — Kew Museum. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



EUPHORBIACE^. 



Australian Asthma Herb {Euphorbia pilulifera,\-,X 

 — Prostrate or ascending branched annual, attaining 

 one to two feet. A decoction made by immersing a 

 handful of stalks and leaves in two quarts of water. 



