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Show Mowra Plant Flower Contains Motor Spirit (By International News Service.; LONDON According to a statement state-ment in tho Bulletin of tho Imperial institute, motor spirit can now bo dlo-tilled dlo-tilled from tho flower of the mowra plant. It Is claimed that ninety gallons gal-lons of 95 per cent alcohol can be ob-Lafnod ob-Lafnod from ono ton of dried flowers. The flowers. It anDcars. noscss thick, juicy petals, rich in sugar. They aro used by the natives as a foodstuff and especially for tho preparation by fementatlon of a highly "jaggy" liquor called "Daru." During tho wnr the flowers wore used for producing acetone, but this demand has now ceased .and It has been found that tho ylold of alcohol is ten times as much as that obtained from wood, which Is tho usual source of this spirit. It has been estimated that In Hyderabad stato alone thorc are sufficient mowra trees to enable a production of 700,000 gallons of proof spirits per annum, In addition to what will bo used for local 'iKluor! requirements. |