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a eM Ry LR yO ae gis ty: Soe Wane CE aah 
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'BALSAMODENDRON, ‘Sp. var. 
us Hab. ~~Africa, ie: Arabia. Myrrh. | 
__ Vernacular.—Bol (Hind., Beng., Guz.), Vellaip-polam Soe Be 
‘Bélimtra-polam (Tel.), Bola (Can.), Bélata-bola ( Mar.). 
oa History, Uses, &c.—Myrrh was known to the aici 
oe 
Egyptians, Professor Diimichen has discovered an inscription — 
S a reprsentation of myrrh trees planted in wooden tubs and . 
eaps of myrrh, which are recorded as having been “ brought 
r the ocean to Egypt.” The inscriptions which rele 
land, ” In another ate on the Deir el Bahari : 
ent, may be seen a figure of one of these trees. It Le 
nts a medium size tree with somewhat thick trunk and 
inate in an acute point. There is also shown, <xniig g 4 
‘stem in the form of tears, a gum-resin, which in * 
coloured red. Myrrh was also imported into 
tra. An oo on the walls of Thothmes Tis 8 
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eo of cates “all the beautiful ‘oe 
oe tem of the sed are — on sie walls 
