So we see that, although a fair trade was done in Kola over 150 years ago, it is only beginning to be known in Europe. In Congo it is called Makasso, and Guru in Soudan, and the seeds or nuts are used in West and Central Africa to make a refreshing beverage, which is somewhat allied to tea, and which has the same active principle as cocoa, without so much fatty matter. It is refreshing, invigorating, and has digestive properties. In the West Indies it is sometimes used by the negroes to counteract the effects of intoxication. It grows in pods, which contains several seeds, about the size of a horse chestnut. At present it is only used as a tonic. Kola is said to be a cure for drunkenness, and to sober an inebriate in an hour’s time; but woe be to him if he returns to his evil courses for three or four days—his punishment will be equal to sea-sickness. There is a new product, about which, at present, very little is known in Europe. This is the _Cattia edulis_, which is said to be similar in its properties to Maté, Cuca, and Kola, in maintaining animal strength for a time, in the absence of food. It has been used by the natives of Arabia and Abyssinia for centuries. The plant is a shrub with lanceolate leaves of an olive-green colour, and it flourishes in Africa between 15° N. and 30° S. latitude, but it is chiefly cultivated in Arabia, especially in the province of Yemen. From Aden it is exported to the north-east of Africa, and the coasts of Somali land. The leaves are either chewed or infused like tea, and their sustaining virtues have recently been tested by M. Leloups, a French therapeutist. He employed not only the infusion, but the tincture, and an extract of the leaves, finding them all to produce wakefulness and banish fatigue. No definite alkaloid has yet been obtained from the leaves. In conclusion I may give the following list of substitutes for Chinese Tea and Maté. Popular Name. Where collected Name of Plant. and used. Arabian Tea. Arabia. { Cattia edulis. Abyssinia. { Cattia Spinosa. Unnamed. China. Sageretia theezans. New Jersey Tea. N. America. Ceanothus Americanus. Unnamed. Chili. Psoralea glandulosa. Boer Tea. Cape of Good Hope. Cyclopia Vogelii. Sloe and Strawberry Tea. North Europe. { Prunus spinosa ⅓ { Fragraria collina or { F. resca ⅔. Long-life Tea. Bencoolen. { Glaphyria nitida { (flowers).