“ wild plant turned to any commercial account. All the Annatto that is 
“exported from British Guiana is first imported, and the source from 
“ which it comes, so far as I have been able to o gather, i is French Guiana. 
“ A portion may occasionally come from Surinam.” As may naturally 
be expected, a plant of so hardy a character, and the seed of which is 
** find no very definite published account, I applied to the authorities at 
“ the Royal Gardens, Kew, for information, and have received sed 
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“ them it is called Lotkan, and they say that before it grew commonly 
“ in the country, the dry fruit was brought ree apare Probably 
“ some other fruit was then brought, and its supe’ 
“ by that of the Bixa, to which the natives on given the old name, 
“as there can be no doubt of its being an Am n plant, and its fruit 
“ could scarcely have been brought r ‘rom the West Indies. In 
“ many parts it is called European Turm 
As regards the he a a of Adatti it would appear that various 
methods are used, with the result that an article is produced with a wide 
range of merit and a corresponding variation in market value. At the 
request of this establishment, inquiry was made respecting the method 
adopted in French Guiana, and the Superintendent of the Botanic 
Gardens at mesem Guiana obtained the following from = ‘Wrench 
Consul at that e. The manufacture of Roucou is as fo 
“ Pick the sear red seeds from the husk, put them in ete ad clear 
“ water to soak for not less than two days, ats pass them through a 
oe or crusher. When crushed let them remain 24 hours i in fresh 
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“ The produce of the seeds so prepared is put in water until it has 
“ precipitated ; the surface water is then made to run out. After the 
“ surface water has become perfectly clear, the paste is boiled during 
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