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6466. Hiba, or Asuki, shingles. — Shingles made of the wood of T. dolabrata L.f. 



Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



6467. Australian pine. — A block of the wood of Araucaria Cunninghamii Sweet. 



Native of Australia. From New South Wales. 



6468. Sugi. — A trunk section, without bark, of Cryptomeria japonica D. Don. 



Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



6469. Sugi shingles. — Shingles made from the preceding wood. 



6470. Sugi roofing. — Roofing slabs made of the same wood. 



6471. Sugi veneering. — Veneering made from the same wood. 



6472. Fancy Sugi box. — A small fancy box made of the same wood. 



6473. Savin. Sabina. — A trunk section of Juniperus Sabina L. Native of the 



north temperate zone. From Grosseta, Italy, through the Paris Exposition 

 of 1900. 



6474. Common juniper. — A trunk section of /. communis L. Native of the 



north temperate zone. From Grosseta, Italy, through the Paris Expo- 

 sition of 1900. 



6475. Brown-berried juniper. — A trunk section of /. Oxycedrus L. Same home 



and source as preceding. 



THE YEW FAMILY {Taxaceae) 



6476. Maki. — A block of the wood of Podocarpus macrophylla D. Don. Native 



of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



6477. Podocarpus cane. — A cane made of the wood of P. coriacea Rich. Native 



of tropical America. Obtained by D. T. MacDougal in Jamaica, in July, 

 1903. 



6478. Araragi. — A block of the wood of Taxus cuspidata Sieb. & Zucc. Native of 



western Asia. From Japan. 



6479. Kaya. — A block of the wood of Tumion nuciferum (L.) Greene. Native 



of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



6480. Icho. — A block of the wood of Ginkgo biloba L. (Ginkgoaceae — Ginkgo 



Family). Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



THE GRASS FAMILY (Gramineae) 



6481. Corn-cobs. — The rachis of the fruiting inflorescence of Zea Mays L. Native 



of tropical America and cultivated in all warm and temperate regions. 



6482. Unfinished corn-cob pipes. Presented by William Demuth and Company, 



of New York. 



6483. Ten finished corn-cob pipes. Same donor. 



6484. Reed flutes. — Flutes made by the Yuma Indians, of Arizona, from the 



stems of Phragmites Phragmites (L.) Karst. Native of the north temperate 

 zone. Acquired by D. T. MacDougal in April, 1904. 



6485. Giant bamboo. (On top of cases). — An exceptionally large giant bamboo 



trunk. Native of tropical Asia. From Japan. 



6486. Two bamboo sections. — Sections of the trunk of a species of bamboo. Col- 



lected by H. H. Rusby at Sacupana, Lower Orinoco, Venezuela, April, 

 1896. 



