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temperature than 40°C. It is orange-yellow In color. 
When fresh, It has a faint odor of violets and Is 
employed by the natives very extensively in cook- 
ing. It becomes rancid very quickly. Commercially, 
it is used in soap-making. In Its native home (Dahomey, 
for example), the oil is extracted by fermenting the 
fruits in jars for several days; they are then mashed, 
the nuts are taken out, and the pulp is boiled in large 
kettles of water. The oil rises to the surface of the 
water and Is skimmed off. Its purification is later- 
brought about by boiling it for some time. The nuts, 
clean of pulp, are then broken with stones or hammers. 
The kernel, "palmiste," is removed and dried, after 
which it is ready for use. These dried kernels are 
exported to Europe, and yield, under pressure, 40 to 
42 per cent palmiste oil, which is white, and has a 
melting point of about 25°C. This oil is employed in 
the making of fine soap. (Adapted from Capus et Bois, 
Les Prodults Colonlaux, 1912, p. 294.) 
Lryt'cina exevlsa (Fabaceae), 47498. Prom Entebbe, 
Uganda. Seeds presented by the chief forestry officer, 
Forestry Department. An ornamental tree, native to 
upper Guinea, growing to a height of 60 feet. It has 
glabrous branches which are armed with numerous sharp, 
straight, short prickles. The leaves are trifoliate, 
the broadly ovate central leaflet being 9 Inches long. 
The bright scarlet flowers are borne in dense racemes 
about 6 inches long. (Adapted from Oliver, Flora of 
of Tropical Africa, vol. 2, p. 183.) 
Ipoaioea cairiea (Convolvulaceae ) , 47532. Morning glory. 
From Zamboanga, P. I. Seeds presented by Mr. P. J. 
Wester, agricultural advisor. "Seeds of a white-flowered 
variety of Ipoinoea cairka , extremely attractive and flo- 
rlferous. Unlike most plants of this family, /. eairica 
is ever-blooming. The mauve-colored variety Is the 
most popular climber in the Philippines and very rarely 
seeds, being propagated by cuttings. The plant from 
Which these seeds were obtained is the only one with 
white flowers I have seen." (Wester). 
Markhamia plati/calyx (Bignoniaceae ) , 47499. From 
Entebbe , Uganda . Seeds presented by the chief forestry 
officer, Forestry Department. A tree, 30 to 40 feet 
high, known in Uganda, where it is native, under the 
name lusamabia. It is said to yield the finest of local 
timbers. The compound leaves are made up of 5 to 9 
