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the Horse-radish tree (Moringa pterygosperma), Although it was 
a priori very improbable that this identification could be correct, 
this wood too was tried, but with the same negative result, 
lazpatli. On looking through the Mexican literature on plant 
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Exhibition of 1900 was marked ‘Cuatl.’ This, when infused 
Lysenhardtia amorphoides, made it clear that this was actually the 
source of the old Lignum nephriticum. There might have been 
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_In the course of the present search for the lost wood so much 
information concerning the history of the wood and its medicinal use » 
and grog physical properties ‘has come to light that it seems 
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“arn gg: Tequently imported from N ueva Hspafia (Mexico) 
6 and it was sold with such good profit that simultancously 
ie tute appeared in the market, The genuine article, however, 
gs ", . 
» Nic., Historia medicinal de las cosas qu 
: rde ni e traen de nuestras 
Indias oceidentales, 1569 ; ed. ii., 1574, pp. 24, 58, yee 3 ‘ 
