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If. Raynaud, Biarritz. Map, with illustrations, of the Truffle 

 districts and industry in France, per Senator Dr. Albert Viger. 

 French Agricultural section. 



Mr. M. Ulcoq. Portfolio of dried plants and three planks of 

 timber from the Mauritius section. 



The following presentations have also been recently made to the 

 Museums : — ■ 



Mr. A. M. Burn Murdoch, Conservator of Forests, Federated 

 Malay States. Wood of Bnhtnocarjtus maximus, with Damar 

 adhering to the bark, and two photographs of Damar trees. 



Mr. R. Derry, Assistant Superintendent, Botanic Gardens, 

 Singapore. Sample of Gutta Jelutong from Dyera costulata. 



Mr. Francis Fox, C.E. Section of beech wood from the founda- 

 tions of Winchester Cathedral. 



Mr. F. Beresford Wright, Wootton Court, Warwick. A piece of 

 oak wood from the oak and cement foundations of the Roman 

 bruge (discovered in 1792) over the River Trent, East Bridgeford, 

 built about AD. 120. 



Mr. F. H. Hunicke, New York. Rubber specimens to show the 

 method of preparation of rubber from Landolphia ThoUomi, from 

 Black River, Congo Free State. 



WiS™' mi 10 ?"?- TU u ner & C °-' C assiobury Mills, Watford. 



wS Tnri * \ V f m % ^ ™T tmtate of dumb-bells of elm and 

 beech, Indian clubs of elm, felloe of ash, spoke of ash, &c. 



menf frf'in U \ ter , ^T*** ^ & BameB ' W atford, Herts. Speci- 

 2hn ) e , the manufacture of rake handles and scythe 



sneaths of birch and various tool handles of ash 



articled made°n> Y^* & S ° n '. Wilterside > Chesham. Various 



2&&%2S^ tlmbers ' including 8pades ' ho °^ 



fro* Slr?£3?5 ! J ° y f> G ^ rdens ' Kew - Sam P les of maize 



• OiincJr/ / °J- U JE* B ^ IiYia ' U-13,000 ft.f and samples 



From the s { ^TT l ^ H '^\% Mx ^ 0W seed « sed a * food, 

 from the shores ot Lake Titicaca, 12-13,000 ft. Bolivia. 



J. M. H. 



CWtfnenT V T' De " m r ^ Felix H. Hunicke, of the 



to c^SoJ fl^ «2° mpa,ly » 0f America ' whose name is known 

 ^SS^SJSL^S. ?K ;i>l I le I Ubber WHBtpyof Mexico, has 



SErtrieb W fZ™^™ 1 '^ ° f the Black Kiver > Stanley Pool 

 iJistri t, Congo tree State, and has kindly presented to the Roval 



the , irk of V if obtaining a good sample of rubber from 



tne uikof th root, of Landolphia Ihollonii. The roots are cut 



lhlS U,hber a W )ears ^ ^ practically free from the 



