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6830. Box-tree stem-bases. — Stem-bases of Buxus sempervirens L. (Buxaceae — 



Box Family). Native of the Mediterranean region and cultivated. Used 

 for umbrella handles. Presented by Benniclce and Brother, of New York. 



THE SUMAC FAMILY (Anacardiaceae) 



6831. Cashew. Caju. — A trunk section of Anacardium occidentale L. Native of 



tropical America and cultivated. Collected by G. V. Nash in Haiti in 

 1903. 



6832. A block of the wood of the preceding species. No data. 



6833. Bhela. — A block of the wood of Semecarpus Anacardium L. f. From British 



India. 



6834. Common sumac. — A trunk section of Rhus glabra L. Native of eastern 



and central North America. Collected by R. M. Harper on Goose River, 

 Florida, January, 1904. 



6835. Hog plum. — The trunk section of Spondias purpurea L. Native of tropical 



America and cultivated for its fruit. Collected by G. V. Nash in Haiti, 

 1903. 



6836. Etambe. — A block of the wood of Mangifera zeylanica Hook. f. Native of 



the East Indies. From Ceylon. 

 6836.1. Mango wood. — A trunk section of Mangifera indica L. Native of India 

 and cultivated for its fruit. From Haiti. 



6837. Moohal. Molime. — A block of the wood of Odina Wodier Roxb. Native of 



the East Indies. From British India. 



6838. Muley. Sandal-wood. — A block of the wood of Odina gummifera Blume. 



Used by the Malays of Singapore for the manufacture of their shoes. 

 Collected by P. Wilson in Singapore, June, 1901. 



6839. Sandals of the preceding wood, worn by the Malays of Singapore. 



6840. Chian turpentine. — A trunk section of Pistacia Terebinthus L. Native of 



southern Europe. From Grossetta, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 

 1900. 



6841. Holly wood. — A trunk section of Ilex monticola A. Gray {Ilicineae — Holly 



Family). Native of North America. 



6842. European holly. — A trunk section of Ilex Aquifolium L. Native of Europe. 



From Florence, Italy. 



6843. Moke. — A block of the wood of Schrebera swietenoides Roxb. {Celastraceae — 



Staff-tree Family). Native of the East Indies. From British India. 



6844. European spindle-tree. — A trunk section of Euonymus europaeus L. Native 



of Europe (Same family). From Grossetta, Italy, through the Paris 

 Exposition of 1900. 



6845. Field maple. — A trunk section of Acer campestre L. (Aceraceae — Maple 



Family). Native of Europe and western Asia. From Florence, Italy, 

 through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 



6846. Three-lobed maple. — A trunk section of A. monspessulanum L. Native of 



southern Europe. Same source as preceding. 



6847. Italian maple. — A trunk section of A. italum Lauth. Native of southern 



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



