as Drop Dragon's Blood is not derived from a Dcu 
not indeed a product of the natural family Pu 
obtained from two species of Dracaena, D. s<'hi.:a 
D. cinnabar i\ Ball f., respectively, nat. family Li 
XXXIII.-OGEA GUM. 
(Daniel/a and C;/a/h,t//>/,'su.i. Spp.) 
In a letter addressed to the Hoval Gardens, dated Lagos, 
April 13th, 1883, Captain (now Sir Alfred) Moloney, a valued 
correspondent of Kew, drew attention to this product. Aecom- 
Ogea, the Popo name being Ujea. It 'is generally found in 
liquid state to enter into complete linseed oil for 
the preparation of varnish. 
The herbarium material forwarded l>v ('apt. .Moloney proves 
to belong to Dan/r/la thurifcra, Henm." described in Pharma- 
ceutical. Journal, Vol 11 lSf>r». p. i\\K but not to the specieB 
afterward- '. in Houk.-r's Ic <Plaatamm. 
ol t!i - proiln. i \ l)i Danielf appeal i 1 /' rrmac-ut ml 
Ogea have been received from the Department of Forests and 
Agriculture. Lagos, which evidently belong to another genus, viz., 
Cyannlhyrtiis. which is nearly allied to Daniella. In this case 
the material sent is insufficient to name the plant specifically. 
The Museum also contains other specimens of what is noted 
as Ogea Gum from Yoruba-land, the Gold Coast, and Southern 
