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to ashes and mixed with lard, and is made into 

 an ointment used by the Malagasy doctors under 

 the name of Zoz6ro for cuts and bruises. — ' Treasury 

 of Botany,' Lindley and Moore ; ' Pharmaceutical 

 Journal,' vol. xv., 1856, p. 237; and vol. xi., i88i,p. 854. 

 Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Chefa, Chufa or Earth Almond, Tiger or Rush 

 Nut {Cyperus esculentus, L.). — Rush attaining three 

 feet in height. The tubers, which are about the size of 

 an ordinary bean, may be eaten either raw or cooked. 

 In Spain they are commonly sold in the markets 

 for making a refreshing acid drink in hot weather. 

 For this purpose the tubers are soaked for two days 

 in water, then pounded, and the liquid frozen. They 

 are also eaten by the natives of Sierra Leone, and 

 will yield by expression a mild inodorous oil. — 

 'Pharmaceutical Journal,' vol. vi., 1876, pp. 748 and 

 772, &c. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



Scirpiis maritimus, L. — Marsh plant, one to three 

 feet high. When fresh it is said to make a fair 

 forage. — 'Punjab Plants,' Dr. Stewart. 



Distribution : Upper Guinea. 



GRAMINE^. 



Kodon of India {Paspalum scrobiculatum, L.). — 

 Smooth, herbaceous, annual grass, extensively culti- 

 vated in India by the natives for the grain, which 



