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many months. — 'Hortus Jamaicensis,' Lunan, vol. ii., 

 P- 309- 



Distribution : Cultivated in Sierra Leone. 



Yam [Dioscorea sp.). — Dried slices of the root of 

 a species of Yam are sold in the markets of Tsadda 

 for making a favourite dish of the natives. — Kew 

 Museum. Coll., Dr. Baikie. 



LiLIACEiE. 



Smilax sp. — The seeds of an unknown species of 

 Smilax are used by the natives of Lagos to make 

 bird-lime. — Kew Museum. Coll., Mr. Bai'ter. 



Aloe spp. — The negroes of Western Africa are 

 said to make nets and cord of fibre obtained 

 from various species of Aloe. — 'Treasury of Botany,' 

 Lindley and Moore. 



Gloriosa superba, L. — Climbing plant. In Hindu 

 medicine a paste made from the fresh root is used in 

 childbirth ; sometimes the application is made to the 

 palms of the hands and soles of the feet. The starch 

 obtained from the root by washing is given internally 

 in gonorrhoea. A small piece of the root is said to 

 be a certain remedy for worms in cattle. The plant 

 is supposed to be poisonous. — ' Materia Medica of 

 Western India,' Dymock, p. 677. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



