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ina few hours. It is a slow drying oil, and is readily bleached | 
in sunlight. There are some points of resemblance between 
it and that of Arachis hypogewa, The secds yield to solvent be 
_a little more than 50 per cent. 
“to a light orange liquid, and when left to cool becomes solid 
The pulp of the fruit contains organic acids 18 per gee 2 
“saponin 1-32 per cent., besides mucilage and sugar. ; 
4 PICRASMA QUASSIOIDES, Benn. 
-Hab.—Sub-tropical Himalaya, South a" The wood 
and bark. (ee 
Vernacular.—Kashshing (Hind.). 
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or polygamous flowers, which have the calyx four or five 
The fruit is a pea-like red drupe and is edible. 
ee wood consists of pieces of the lars 
anches from 8 to 6 inches in diameter, and is covered wi 
