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Asaioetida a Narthexz, Boiss., and F. foetida, Regel). 
F. Narthez or “‘ Tibetan Asafoetida ”’ is a native of the northern 
slopes of the mountains dividing Kashmir from Western Tibet. 
F. foetida grows on the East of the Sea of Aral and also in 
Northern Afghanistan, and furnishes ‘‘ Persian Asafoetida.”’ 
Gum Ammoniacum (Dorema Ammoniacum, Don). 
Northern Afghanistan, South-West and Northern Persia, and 
known in the trade as ‘‘ Persian Ammoniacum 
Particulars of other Gums Ammoniac are given in K.B., 1907, 
p. 375. 
Myrrh (Commiphora spp.). 
Somaliland, Southern Arabia. 
Myrrh is usually shipped from Aden to Europe or Bombay. 
Myrrh is dealt with in A.B., 1897, p. 98. 
Bdellium (Commiphora spp.). 
India, Africa. 
“Indian Bdellium’’ (Commiphora Mukul, Engl.) is a hs 
; found in the ry parts of Sind, Kathiawar, &e. ‘‘ Afric 
Bdellium’’ (Commiphora africanum, Engl.) is exported to 
Bombay from Berbera. 
mi or Common Resin (Pinus spp.). 
Britisu.—India, &c. hoy Belgium, aia Portugal, 
-Spain, United States of Ameri 
The amount of Rosin ae into the United Kingdom from 
all sources was in 1913 1,758,067 cwts., value £1,120,652, and in 
1915 2,048,264 ewts., value £1,191,483. 
Rosin is the residue after distillation of Oil of Turpentine. 
Indian Turpentine is obtained from Pinus _ longifolia, Roxb., 
American Turpentine from ‘Pitch Pine”? (Pinus palustris, 
Mill.), and European Turpentine from “Scotch Pine’? (Pinus 
sylvestris, L.). ‘‘Corsican Pine’? (P. Laricio, Poir.) and 
‘Cluster Pine’’ (P. Pinaster), of the ES region, 
yield the “‘ Bordeaux Turpentine’’ of commerce 
Kauri or “‘Gum”’ Kauri (Agathis australis, Salisb.). 
Britisu.—New Zealand, from whence this country imported, 
in 1913, 145,633 ewts, dakoe £602,851, mie in 1915 64,692 cwts., 
value £293, 263. 
—. Cobeis lacca, Kerr), an insect belonging to the 
Britisu.—India, Straits Settlements. | Forrran.—French 
Indo-China, Siam 
The lac insect tive upon various plant lly But 
plants, principa ured 
frondosa, Roxb., Ficus religiosa, L., Gebtbichors ego) Willd, 
