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Wood. " This wood usually grows at a considerable elevation. It is one 

 of the fir family and not abundant ; it grows tolerably straight with 

 many side branches, to a diameter of about 12 to 16 inches It is on< 

 of the most beautiful of our ornamental woods. Furniture, ceilings, 

 door pannelings &c, made of this wood are unsurpassed for beauty. 

 The wood has a pleasing odour." (Harrison, J 



" Distributed over a clearly denned area of the Blue Mountains, 

 above 4,000 feet and under 6.000 feet. It is rarely found larger than 

 one and a half feet diameter in girth, with a height of 40 feet. It is 

 now a rare tree, having been cut wherever accessible. Gives a hand- 

 some light wood, with beautiful graining, used for furniture and 

 interior ornamental house works. Steps have been taken to grow it 

 at lower elevations, and the young trees seem healthy and grow quickly. 

 Later on they are apt to get stag-headed and twisted, but their plant- 

 ing deserves encouragement." Hooper. 



KALADANA. See Ipomcea hederacea. 



KITTTJL FIBRE PALM. See Caryota urens. 



KOLA. See Cola acuminata. 



KHUS-KHUS GRASS. See Andropogon muricatus. 



LACE BARK. See Lagetta lintearia. 



LAGENARIA VULGARIS, Sw. 



Bottle Gourd. 



Native of Jamaica. A climbing plant, with tendrils ; leaves round- 

 ish ; fruit of various shapes and sizes, some 6 feet long. (Qupurbitaceoe. | 

 Leaves. Decoction said to be purgative. 

 Fruit. Shell used for holding water, &c 



LAGETTA LINTEARIA, Lam. 

 Lace Bark Tree. 

 Native of Jamaica. A tree, 25 to 30 feet high; leaves broad-ovate, 

 3 to 5 inches long; flowers white. (Thymeleacece.) 



Bark. '' The bark produces a beautiful fibre, very strong and well 

 suited for the most delicate textile purposes : when carefully drawn out 

 or stretched by the hands a pentagonal and hexagonal mesh is formed 

 in every respect like lace, and many ornamental things are made 

 from it." (Harrison.) 



LAGUNCTTLARIA RACEMOSA, Gr. 

 White Mangrove. 

 Native of West Indies, tropical America and west Africa. 

 A small tree ; leaves simple, opposite, flowers white ; nut \ inch 

 seed germinating in nut. (Combretacece.) 



Bark used for tanning, useful to combine with the active divi-divi, 



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