PHILIPPINE RESINS, GUMS, SEED OILS, AND 

 ESSENTIAL OILS 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



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 Fig. 1. A group of large dipterocarps in the forest of northern Ne- 



gros - -- 6 



2. A gat his alba (almaciga) , the source of Manila copal 19 



3. Trunk of Agathis alba (almaciga), with scars from which 



Manila copal is exuding 21 



4. Trunk of Agathis alba (almaciga) 23 



5. Forest of Pinus insularis (Benguet pine) in Benguet moun- 



tains 31 



6. Pinus insula7'is (Benguet pine), a source of turpentine 33 



7. Trunk of Pinus insularis (Benguet pine) 35 



8. Pinus merkusii (Mindoro pine), a source of turpentine 36 



9. Sindora inermis (kayu-galu) , the source of kayu-galu oil 37 



10. Sindora supa (supa), the source of supa oil 39 



11. Canarium luzoniciim (pili), the source of Manila elemi 41 



12. Resin exuding from a tapped Canarium 43 



13. Canarium villosum (pagsahiiTgin) , the source of pagsahingin 



resin 51 



14. Anisoptera thurifera (palosapis), the source of palosapis 



resin 53 



15. Bark and leaves of Anisoptera thurifera (palosapis) 55 



16. Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (apitong), a source of balau.... 57 



17. Bark and leaves of Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (apitong).... 58 



18. Fruits of Dipterocarpus grandiflorus (apitong) 59 



19. Dipterocarpus grandifloms (apitong) boxed for resin 61 



20. Dipterocarpus vemicifluus (panau), a source of balau 63 



21. Dipterocarpus vernicifluus (panau) 65 



22. Bark and leaves of Dipterocarpus vernicifluus (panau), a 



source of balau 66 



23. Artocarpus cumingiana (anubing) , a source of chewing gum.. 69 



24. Artocarpus elastica (gumihan), a source of chewing gum.... 71 



25. Palaqiiium ahernianum (kalipaya), a source of gutta-percha.. 75 



26. Tapping a gutta-percha tree in such a manner that all the 



milk is collected in shells beneath and none lost. Done 



by Moros in Tawi-Tawi 77 



27. A gutta-percha tree tapped in such a manner that the 



flowing milk is not all absorbed by the chopped-up bark, 

 but much of it is lost on the ground below. Tucuran, 



District of Zamboanga, Mindanao 79 



28. Gutta-percha as it reaches the market 81 



29. Leaves and fruit of Payena leerii, a source of gutta-percha.. 83 



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