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did not cut smoothly, but was harsh and ragged, and on the 

 whole that it was far inferior to boxwood. The trees were 

 said to be sufficiently abundant in the East London forests 

 to furnish a large supply of wood. Upon receipt of foliage 

 and flowers at Kew, the tree was found to be a new species 

 of Buxus, and was named Buxw Macowani. The wood has 

 not yet come into general use. 



