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tered when the spathe bursts ; three spadices and spathes of the cocoa- 

 nut palm [Cocos rntcifera), in different stages; several specimens of 

 the reticulum of the cocoa-nut palm, used for mats and for coarse 

 cloths ; upper portion of the stem of Cycas revoluta, in fruit ; large 

 section of Lignum vitae [Guaiacum officinale), covered with guaiac 

 resin; four fruits of the calabash [Crescentia Citjute), in the form of 

 water-jars, basins, and cups; three cups made from the cocoa-nut, by 

 the Indians of New Granada, one mounted with silver; one small 

 drinking cup, made of the last-matured fruit of an aged cocoa-nut tree 

 (Jamaica) ; two sections of lace bark {Lagetta Untearia) ; two horse 

 halters, made from the lace bark (Manchester, Jamaica) ; bark of a 

 tree from Baranquilla, N. Grenada ; hammock made from a grass from 

 the Indian coast ; pigment made from a plant, by the San Bias Indi- 

 ans, and used for painting their bodies, to protect them from the sun ; 

 three Fungi from Jamaica ; club from the Indian Main, made from the 

 stem of Acrocomia fusiformis ; a quantity of Port Royal senna {Cassia 

 obovata, var. Porto-regalis) ; a jar of wongloo seed {Sesamum indi- 

 cum) ; three bottles containing the cashew apple and nut [Anacar- 

 dium occidentale), one preserved with white sugar; specimen of 

 Spathelia simplex (mountain-pride of Jamaica) ; specimens of the 

 hog-gum [Moronohia coccinea) ; specimens, in fruit, of the arnotto 

 {Bixa orellana). From Mr. M'Intosh, Dalkeith Park : — Three flower- 

 ing panicles of the Pampas grass {Gynerium argenteum). From 

 Messrs. P. Lawson & Son, Nurserymen to the Highland and Agricul- 

 tural Society : — Thirty varieties of New-Holland cones and seed-ves- 

 sels. From Professor Christison : — Specimens of the root of Aucklandia 

 Costus (spikenard of the ancients), and specimens of a small-fruited 

 tamarind, from Saharunpore. From Mr. Baxter, Riccarton : — Branch 

 of Pinus Pinaster bearing cones. From Major Madden : — Specimens 

 of the root of Nardostachys jatamansi (spikenard) from the Upper 

 Himalaya of Busekur (Simla) ; paper made from the bark of Daphne 

 cannabina, at Kumaon, which is not attacked by insects in India; 

 Nima quassioides, bitter wood from Budureenath, in Gurhwal ; seed- 

 vessels of Sapindus emarginalus (soap berries) from Almorah, in Ku- 

 maon, where they are called " reetha," (the seed-vessels are used for 

 washing silk, hair, &c.) ; poison, supposed to be the bikh, the root of 

 Aconitum ferox ; specimens of frankincense sold in the shops at Al- 

 morah ; specimens of butter procured from Bassia butyracea, at Ku- 

 maon, with seed of the plant (the butter, or concrete oil, is edible, but 

 is chiefly valued for pomades) ; seeds of rooqee, a cruciferous plant, 

 from the altitude of 12,000 feet, in Kumaon (the flowers have twelve 



