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Old-World tropics. It is supposed to have been produced 

 wholly or chiefly from Agathis australis (Lamb.) Steud. 

 (Pinaceae — Pine Family), native of Australia and the 

 neighboring islands. 



982. Piney kowree. An inferior variety, somewhat resembling pine-resin. 



983. Singapore kowree or copal. A variety exported from Singapore. 



984. Tandang kowree. Exported from Manila. 



985. Manila kowree. Same source. 



986. Basket Manila kowree. A variety of the preceding, imported in baskets. 



987. White basket Manila kowree. A white variety of the same. 



988. Manila nubs. A peculiar form of the same. 



989. Agate kowree. A peculiar form from New Zealand. 



990. Another sample of the same. 



991-994. Other samples of New Zealand kowree. 



995. Amber-colored New Zealand kowree. 



996. Low grade New Zealand kowree. 

 997-1000. Samples of New Caledonia kowree. 

 iooi. Hard New Caledonia kowree. 



1002. New Caledonia kowree, containing embedded insects. 



1003. Coated New Caledonia kowree. 



1004. Soft New Caledonia kowree. 

 1005-1007. Spongy New Caledonia kowree. 



1008. Fine white African kowree. The product of Guibortia copallifera Bennett. 



(Caesalpiniaceae — Senna Family). From the northern gold coast of Africa. 



1009. White Benguela kowree or copal. From the same species as the preceding. 



1010. The same, yellow. 



1011-1017. Australian Pontianac kowree. Kowree from Australia, probably 



identical with the Borneo product. 

 1018-1019. White Pontianac kowree, from Borneo. 

 1020. The same, opaque-white. 

 1021-1022. Soft white specimen of the same. 

 1023. Soft dark specimen of the same. 

 1024-1025. Brown specimen of the same. 



1026. Laminated specimen of the same, exhibiting a peculiar layered appearance. 

 1027-103 2. Borneo kowree. Probably produced by one or more species of Agathis. 

 1033-1043. Various specimens of commercial kowree. 



1044. Batoe gum. A kowree of unknown botanical origin. 



1045. Kowree bush chips. Kowree in small fragments. 

 1046-1048. Samples of gray kowree. 



1049-1057. Samples of brown kowree. 

 1058-1078. Samples of Congo kowree. 

 1079-1081. Soft Congo kowree. 



1082. Agate-banded Congo kowree. 



1083. A sample of Congo kowree with another fragment of the same embedded in it. 

 1084-1092. Samples of black dammar. Probably produced by one or more species 



of Shorea (Dipterocarpaceae — Dipterocarpus Family). Native of the East 

 Indies. Samples from various parts of the East Indies. 



