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KENARI SEEDS, CANARIUM RUFUM. 



Botanic Gardens, Singapore, llth June, 1914. 

 Sir, 



In my letter dated 31st January, 1914, under which the nuts of 

 Canarium commune were forwarded to you, I promised to send those 

 of Canarium rufum, when ripe. 



I have now the honour to advise the despatch to you of 368 of 

 the nuts of the latter species. 



I am. Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 



(Signed) I. H. Burkill, 



Director of Gardens, S. S. 

 The Director, 



Imperial Institute, 



London, 



Sir, 



Imperial Institute, London, S. W. 

 • 2lst August, 1914. 



I have the honour to enclose a report on a sample of Canarium 

 rufum seeds which was forwarded to the Imperial Institute by the 

 Director of the Botanic Gardens at Singapore with letter dated 

 nth June, 1914. 



I have etc., (Signed)— Ernest Gouldixg, 



for the Director. 

 His Excellency The Governor, 

 Straits Settlements. 



Imperial 

 Institute No. 

 S4C63. Re- 

 ference. 



Number or 

 mark, and 

 weight of 

 sample. 

 Description. 



Date, 2 1st August, 1914. 



Letter dated nth June, 1914, from the Director of 

 the Botanic Gardens at Singapore. 



Weight, ioy2 lbs. 



The sample consisted of nuts having a brown, tough 

 outer coat of shrunken appearance, about Y^ inch thick, 

 which in a few cases had partially rotted away. The outer 

 coat enclosed a three-sided, hard nut, tapering to a point 

 at each end, of a brown colour, and about 1% inches long 

 and % inch thick. Embedded in the woody shell were 

 three slender kernels about I inch long, and from ^ to ^ 

 inch thick having a brown seed coat. The kernels were 

 white, oily and had a pleasant taste. 



The nuts consisted of husk 95.3 per cent, and kernel, 

 4.7 per cent (seed coat 1.6 per cent, interior, 3. 1 per cent). 

 The kernels were analysed with the following results: — 



