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BULLETIN 
OF 
MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. 

No. 7.] JULY. [1887. 

XII.—ANNATTO. 
(Bixa Orellana, L.) 
From the seeds of Bixa Orellana is obtained a colouring substance 
which is known under various names. It is called Annatto, Arnatto, 
or Annotto in Jamacia ; in the French islands it is known as Roucou,, 
Urucu, Rocour; while on the Spanish Main the Indians call it Achiotl. 
This colouring substance has Sig been known and used for various 
purposes. It 18, owever, liable to so many fluctuations, and the prices 
generally are so low, that it has never received serious attention in British 
Colonies, and hence few, if any, plantations have been exc nore 
Annatto, especially in America, and inquiries have in consequence 
been made for ai a as regards culture and preparation, which 
it is proposed to supply as briefly as possible in the following 
notes. — 

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