AGAVE RIGIDA, Mill., var. SISALANA, Perr. 



Sisal Hemp. 



Native of Centnl America, naturalized in Florida. 



An agave with glaucous leaves, with or without piickles (Amary* 

 llidece.) 



Dry, rocky soil suits this plant best. Information on Sisal Hemp 

 will be found in Bulletin No. 15. 



Retting is not required for the agaves. Sisal Hemp resists th 

 action of wet, and is therefore useful for cables, rigging- cordage, &o. 



AKEE. See Cupania edulis. 

 ALBIZZIA LEBBEK, Benth. 

 Siris Tree, Woman's Tongue. 



Native of tropics in old world Naturalised. A tree with com- 

 pound deciduous leaves, and long light-coloured pods. It belongs t 

 the Pea-Family (Leguminosce.) 



Rout. Bark strengthens gums when spongy and ulcerated. 



Bark applied to injuries to the eve, and used in tanning. The gum 

 is used to adulterate gum-arabic in calico printing, and in the pre- 

 paration of gold nnd silver leaf cloths. 



Wood : weight 40 to 60ibs. per cubic foot. It seasons, works, and 

 polishes well, and it is fairly durable. (Watt). Used for furniture, 

 boats, sugar-cane crushers, oil mills, picture frames, etc. 



Leaves said to be useful in ophthalmia. In India, given to camels 

 as fodder. 



Flowers used in India as a cooling medicine, and externally for 

 boils, eruptions, etc. 



Seeds are astringent, and the oil extracted from them is thought 

 useful in leprosy. The powdered seeds have been administered in 

 scrofulous enlargement of glands. 



ALEURITES MOLUCCANA, Willd. 

 Indian Walnut, Candle Nut. 



Tropics. A tree, with simple, often 3-lobed leaves. (EuphorbiacecB.) 



Root affords a brown dye. 



Bark yields a gum, also found on fruit. 



Seeds. Kernels taste like walnuts. 



Nuts strung on strip of bamboo burn like a candle. 



A fixed oil is obtained either by boiling bruised seeds or by expres- 

 sion, superior to linseed oil, as a drying oil tor paint, and for other 

 purposes connected with the arts. 



Used as mordant for vegetable dyes. 



Cake used after expression, as fodder for cattle, and also as manures. 



Acts as a mild purgative, its action being unattended with either 

 nausea, colic, or other ill effects. It approaches castor oil, and ha* 

 been found quite as certain in its action, with the advantage of pot- 

 sessing a nutty flavour; dose \ to 1 oz. (Pharm. of India.) 



