(3°4) 



6720. Lance-wood. — A trunk section of Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill. Native of 



tropical America. Acquired by G. V. Nash in Haiti, in 1903. 



6721. Bay Laurel. — A trunk section of Laurus nobilis L. Native of southern 



Europe. From Rome, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



6722. Kusu-no-ki. Camphor-wood. — A block of the wood of Cinnamomum 



Camphora (L.) T. Nees & Eberm. Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



6723. Horseradish tree. Murinna. — A block of the wood of Moringa Moringa 



(L.) Small (Moringaceae — Horseradish-tree Family). Native of the East 

 Indies. From British India. 



6724. Say. — A block of the wood of Weinmannia Balbisiana H. B. K. (Cunoni- 



aceae — Cunonia Family). Native of tropical America. From Venezuela. 

 6725-6727. Cork-wood. Alligator wood. — Two young stems and a cane from 

 Liquidambar Styraciflua L. (Hamamelidaceae — Witch-hazel Family). 

 Native of southeastern North America. Presented by William Demuth & 

 Company, of New York City. 



6728. Eastern, or Oriental, sycamore. — A trunk section of Platanus orientalis L. 



{Platanaceae — Sycamore Family). Native of Asia and cultivated for 

 shade and ornament. From Palermo, Italy, through the Paris Exposition 

 of 1900. 



6729. Hybrid mountain ash. — A trunk section of Sorbus hybrida L. (Malaceae — 



Apple Family). Native of Europe and cultivated for ornament. From 

 Como, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



6730. Kwarin. — A trunk section of Pyrus sinensis Poir. (Same family). Native 



of eastern Asia. From Japan. 



6731. Cotoneaster. — A trunk section of Crataegus PyracanthaMedic. (Same family). 



Native of Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



6732. English hawthorn. — A trunk section of C. Oxyacantha L. Same home and 



source as the preceding. 

 6733-6737. Four unfinished, and one finished, pipe, made from the wood of the 

 apple (See No. 2608). Presented by William Demuth & Company, of 

 New York. 



6738. Purple-heart. — A trunk section of Parinarium campestre Aub. (Amygdal- 



aceae— Plum Family). Collected by H. H. Rusby at Manoa, lower 

 Orinoco, Venezuela, May, 1896. 



6739. Cherry laurel. — A trunk section of Padus Laurocerasus M\\\. (See No. 1861). 



From Rome, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



6740. Cocomilia plum. — A trunk section of Prunus Cocomilia Tenore. Same 



home and source as preceding. From Cosenza, Italy. 



6741. Weichsel. Scented cherry. — Four stems and root-bases of young trees of 



P. Mahaleb L. Native of Europe. Used for umbrella handles. Presented 

 by Bennecke Brothers, of New York. 



THE SENNA FAMILY {Caesalpiniaceae) 



6742. Clavellino.— A block of the wood of a species of Caesalpinia. Native of 



tropical America. From Venezuela. 



6743. Clavellina blanca. — A block of the wood of a species of Caesalpinia. From 



Venezuela. 



