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Oils of Southern India, [no. 5, new series, 



Mahowa oil selling at 1 anna 6 pie per seer, and a little Mus- 

 tard oil are the only other oils made in this province, excepting two 

 very inferior ones extracted from the seeds of the Ramayen and the 

 Kunjee {Dalbergia ?) and burnt in lamps by the poorer classes. 



MYSORE. 



Lamp and Castor, Gingeley and Ramtill appear to be the chief 

 oil products of Mysore. 



Most of the oils however in Classes 2 and 3 are procurable. Of 

 these the Kurunj, Brumadundoo (largely used for lamps), Cat amu- 

 nak and Neem are the principal, the latter is said to grow most 

 plentifully in the Chittledroog Division. 



The Poppy is cultivated in the Chickmugaloor talook, and Lin- 

 seed, Safflower and Mustard in various parts of the country. San- 

 dalwood oil is largely made. Cassia, nutmegs and pepper grow wild 

 in the jungles. 



The Garcinia picioria is plentiful in the jungles in the West of 

 Mysore, and yields a valuable solid oil. A very sweet tasted edible 

 oil is also obtainable from the seeds of the Chirongia sapida. 



SECTION III. 



Descriptive list of the Oils of the Madras Presidency. 



Class 1. 



No. 1. Cocoanut oil. (Cocos nucifera.) 



The Cocoanut Palm grows almost everywhere within the tropics. 

 It is plentifully cultivated in the districts of Malabar and Canara, 

 Ganjam and Rajahmundry. 



The oil is generally prepared from the dried kernel of the nut, 

 by expression in the ordinary Native mills. When carefully made 

 it is colorless; solid at low temperatures but possesses a rancid dis- 

 agreeable smell. 



When required for edible purposes, the kernel of the fresh nut 

 is taken, rasped and mixed with a little boiling water. This yields 



