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AMYRIDACE^E. 



136. AMYRIS, SPECIES INCEBTA. 



a. Resin. (Elemi inreed). Two specimens from Professor 

 Guibourt. 



137. BALSAMODENDBON AFRICANUM, Arnott; HEUDELOTIA AFBICAMA, 



Guill $- Perr. 



a. Gum-resin. (African Bdellium.) 



b. Ditto, in tears. Presented by Allen & Co. 



Note. This Gam-resin is translucent, but has a dull fracture. The 

 taste is slightly bitter. When heated, it gives off an odour like burnt 

 india-rubber. See Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 387 ; Ilitt. des Drog., 

 vol. iii., p. 513. 



138. BALSAMODENDBON OPOBALSAMUM, Kunth ; BALSAMODENDBON 



GlLEADENSE, Kunth. 



a. Portions of the young branches. (Xylobalsamum.) 



b. Oleoresin. (Balm of Oilead.) 



c. Ditto, solidified. 



Note. Specimen a was presented by Mr. D. Hanbury. Specimen b 

 has the citron-like odour and taste ascribed by Pomet to true Balm of 

 Gilead. See Pomet, Hist. Drugs, p. 204. Its consistence is like that of 

 Chin n turpentine. In appearance and taste it corresponds with a drop 

 which has exuded on a specimen of the plant labelled " Schweiufurth, 

 No. 2300," in the British Museum. Specimen c corresponds in odour and 

 appearance with Pereira's specimen of " Pellucid Liquid Storaz," No. 

 513e, in this Museum. See Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 679. For 

 fig. of plant, see Bentley and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 59. 



139. BALSAMODENDBON SPECIES. 



a. Gum-resin. A fine specimen. (Turkey Myrrh.) 



b. Gum-resin of a paler colour. (White Myrrh.) 



Note. Specimen b is identical with the " true myrrh," of Dymock, and 

 with the kurum of the Bombay market. It is the finest myrrh of 

 English commerce. See P. J. [3] , vol. vi., p. 661. 



c. Gam-resin, in large dark-coloured pieces, from Bombay. 



Note. This specimen resembles true myrrh hi taste, but has a some- 

 what urinous odour. It is identical with the drug described by Dymock 

 under the name of " Arabian Myrrh," or Meetiga of the Bombay market, 

 a specimen of which from Professor Dymock is enclosed in the same bottle. 



d. Gum-resin. (East Indian Myrrh.) 



Note. This specimen is the " Myrrh of third quality," described by 

 Pereira. It consists of dark-coloured myrrh mixed with pieces of Indian 

 Bdellium, opaque Bdellium, and other gums in less quantity. See Per. 

 Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 383. 



e. Gum-resin. (Somali, or African Myrrh.) 



Note. This specimen was presented by Dr. Vaughan. It is the 

 " Turkey Myrrh" of commerce. See P. J. [1] , vol. xii., p. 227, note. 



