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The ground-nut appears to be grown in suitable localities 

 throughout Nigeria. 



Bida is an important centre (Dudgeon, N. Nigeria Gaz. July 31st, 

 1909, p. 158), and the cultivation is being greatly increased in Nupe, 

 where, it is said, about half the Province is adapted to the cultivation 

 of cotton and half to the cultivation of ground nuts (Col. Rep. Ann. 

 No. 516, 1907, p. 83). According to Sir William Wallace, this 

 product could be grown in N. Nigeria for export in immense 

 quantities ; it is grown only in the various belts of forest along the 

 streams, and the quantity is not sufficient to meet local demands 

 (Col. Rep. Ann. No. 551, 1907, p. 75). 



Under cultivation there are several varieties, and numerous forms, 

 divided primarily into " bunched " in which the stems grow erect 

 and compact; and "running" in which the stems are more or less 

 procumbent. Among the " bunched " sorts the more important 

 are "Virginia Bunch," a large white -podded variety, suitable for 

 eating or dessert ; " Spanish," recommended both as a forage crop, 

 and, in confectionery or for dessert, because of the sweet seeds ; 

 'Tennessee Red," recommended more as a forage crop, the colour 

 and quality of the pods and seeds being somewhat against it for 

 marketable purposes ; and certain African varieties. 



Of the "running" forms, the best are "Virginia Runner," with 

 large white pods ; " N"orth Carolina," which contains a high percentage 

 of oil ; " Tennessee White," more suitable than the red for eating ; 

 " African," including probably " Rufisque," or " Galam," " Cayor," 

 " Egyptian," " Mozambique," &c. ; and "Indian," all of which yield a 

 good percentage of oil and are capable of producing good crops of 

 nuts and hay. 



As with most cultivated products, the literature is extensive ; the 

 the following list is representative of the more important works. 



Ref. — "Oleum Arachis," in Pharmacographia, Fliickiger and 



Hanbury, pp. 186-188 " Arachis hyp ogaea" in Diet. Econ. Prod. 



India, Watt, i. 1889, pp. 282-287. " The Cultivation of the Pea 



Nut," Turner, in Agric. Gaz. N.S. Wales, ii. 1891, pp. 242-245. 



" The Ground, Earth or Pea Nut," Subba Rao, Dept. Agric. Madras, 



Bulletin No. 28, 1893, pp. 259-289. "The Ground or Earth 



Nut," Watt, Agric. Ledger, No. 15, 1893, pp. 1-46. "The Value 



of Earth-Nut cake as a Feeding Material," Robertson, in Journ. Roy. 



Agric. Soc. 3rd Series, iv. 1893, pp. 648-651. " Ground-Nut, 



Earth-Nut, or Pea-Nut," Handb. Comm. Prod. Imp. Inst. Series 



No. 24, 1893, pp. 1-13. "Arachide," in Les PI. Industrielles, 



Heuze, ii. pp. 130-141 (Librairie Agric. de la Maison Rustique, Paris, 



1893). " Manufacture of Oil and Food from Pea Nuts in Germany, 



in Journ. Soc. Arts, xlii. 1894, pp. 745-746. "Arachis hypogaea" 



Erdnuss," in Die Pflanzenwelt Ost Afrikas, Engler, Part B, pp. 115- 



122 (Dietrich Reimer, Berlin, 1895). Pea Nuts, Culture and Uses, 



Handy, U.S. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bulletin No. 25, 1896, pp. 1-23. 



" Arachis hypogaea" in Medizinal Pflanzen, Kohler, iii. 5^ pp. 



"The Ground-Nut," Benson, in Agric. Ledger No. 1, 1900, pp. 1-18, 



Reprint from Bulletin No. 37, Dept. Agric. Madras. "Ground 



Nut or Pea Nut," Burkill, in Kew Bull. 1901, pp. 175-200. 



" The Nature and Uses of the Pea Nut," in Journ. New York Bot. 



Garden, ii. 1901, pp. 114-123. " L'Arachide," in Journ. D'Agric. 



Tropicale, 1901, pp. 12-17. " Suite du dossier de L'Arachide," I.e. 



pp. 140-143. "Sur la Fumure dp 1'Arachide," Couturier, I.e. 1902, 



