Note 77 — THE FORMS AND COLOURS OF LIVING CREATURES.

All these three plants belong to the Dicotyledonous order Sesameæ, which would come between the Lobiatæ and the Orobanchaceæ of the list given on p. 42 in the Contemporary Review for September, 1879. This order contains the Sesamum orientale, the seeds of which yield sesamum or gingilie oil, principally used in the manufacture of soap. 58,940 tons of these seeds were imported into France in 1855.