III.] 



SANTALACEM. 



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Observe the lemarkable tenacity of the fibre of the 

 inner layer of the bark {liber), used to make a tough paper 

 in Northern India : the stamens in two series, four above, 

 four below. 



Fig. 177. Vertical section of flower 

 of Daphne. 



Fig. 178. Vertical section of fruit of same, 

 showing a solitary suspended seed. 



The West Indian Lace-bark (Lagetta) belongs to this 

 Family, nearly all the species of which are characterised by 

 a similar tough liber. A near ally of the Daphnes is tlie 

 rare Eagle-wood {Aquilaria Agallocha), with a fragrant 

 resinous wood. It may be taken as a Sub-type of the 

 Family, from which it differs in its two-celled ovary and dry 

 dehiscent fruit. 



88. Natural Order, SanialacecB. — The Sandalwood Family 



Herbs, shrubs, or trees, with alternate or opposite entire 

 leaves. Stamens opposite perianth-lobes. Ovary adherent, 

 with ovules suspended from a free central placenta. 



