284 AUSTRALIAN NATIVE PLANTS, 
Composition of almonds :— 
Water ~S.. oe aes wa soo | Gam 
Fat (extracted by carbon bisulphide) ... 62.97 
Cellulose, and other organic matters ... 28.99 
Mineral matter ... eee ove os aere 
Composition of the ash of the almond :— 
Lime = pas i io. «w- 18.69 
Magnesia... = dea a op 7 O@E 
Potash... eee par nee rinks 
Phosphoric acid ... sa a? int) 2088 
The fatty matter extracted from the almonds by carbon 
bisulphide at ordinary temperatures forms a transparent, amber- 
yellow syrupy liquid. When cooled to 10° it becomes viscous, 
but neither loses its transparency nor changes colour. 
Queensland. 
2. Calophyllum inophyllum, Z:xv., N.O., Guttifere, B.FL., i., 183. 
The “ Ndilo” of India. 
This tree is widely distributed throughout India, where a 
greenish coloured oil is extracted from the seeds, and is used for 
burning by the poorer classes. It is also used as an application 
in rheumatism, &c. (Dymock, Maseria Medica of Western India.) 
The following analysis of Queensland grown fruits is by 
Mr. K. T. Staiger :— 
Shells .., oh a sa ae 62.5 
Kernels aba aan aa si 37-5 
100. 
Greenish-yellow oil ... aa — 43 
Dry residue... ase “A aa 27 
Moisture a3 ae ae as 30 
100. 
Ashes of whole kernels, 1.66 per cent. Ashes of exhausted 
residue, 6.15 per cent. The green oil, on saponification, yields a 
