Augtist 16, 1940. 
Kempton tells me that in Guanacaste the plant Icnown as 
lo*.c\r\triw»'»-j^obi > 
Job's-tears is cultivated extensively, the seed being ground and 
shipped for food to Burma and other places in the far East. The 
plant has the local name of ■adlay*. 
Kempton is interested in getting some information on the 
extent of this cultivation and whether or not the products are used 
locally in Costa Rica; also when this cultivation may have begun. 
Assistant Secretary. 
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