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MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION 
No. 43.] JULY. Eu p 
CL—WEST AFRICAN ANNATTO. 
(Bira Orellana, T.) 4: ae s i 
The cultivation and preparation of the colouring substanee known as 
Annatto were fully discussed in the Kew Bulletin for the months of July | 
Annatto in West Africa, where the plant has apparently become widely — 
e alised. From the correspondence which follows, it sah be gathered | 
at the Annatto seed so far received from West Africa does not possess | 
ie qualities of Jamaiea Annatto; but this e be due to ‘the fact that — 
the seeds had been gathered before they were fully ripe, or that they — 
id been packed in a damp condition. There is apparently ig s 
limited demand for Annatto in commerce, and it would be un | 
ever, plants are found in a semi-wild state, as “in some parts « of West | 
Africa, it might be possible 1 to establish a small trade in preparing | 
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