Secs of aha defeated: the resin “apparently ‘nckanges 
The dried residue of the ethereal extract was exhaust 
with absolute alcohol and a measured quantity evaporat 
dried and weighed, yielded a residue equivalent to 23 per 
cent. of the leaves. The alcoholic extract was completel 
soluble in water, and gave similar reactions to the aquec 
extract of the resin. It was slightly acid to litmus, and. 
_ of a bitter taste. On acidifying with sulphuric acid 
_ shaking with solvents, chloroform removed a shght resi 
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of a greenish-black colour and uncrystalline. On conec 
- trating the acid solution and setting aside, a few granu 
crystals separated; these were washed with a little alco 
_and reerystallized, forming tufts of acicular crystals, 
gave a yellow coloration with caustic, potash, » but ow 
pkédapikate with a ferroso-ferric salt. 
_ tated by Mayer’s re-agent, nor by bi-iodide of 
* Pérric chloride produced no coloration or, prochtinnes 
‘mother liquor from the above crystals was) allow 
‘ evrrerats and dried up to a bitter black pina! 
movisionally named Kenigin Uv. G. Pr ebble, 
‘ 
s: ea exotica, Linn., Wight Tc. t. 96. Chit 
Honey bush (Eng.), Buis de Chine (J’r.). hae 
Hind.), Kémini (Beng.), Kounti (Mar.), 
oe ), Murchob ( Kumaon), is a favourite’ evergreen 
