437 



INDEX. 



Abriis -precatorius (climbing shrub), 

 medicinal uses, 371 



poisonous, 240 



Acacia adansonii (shrub), gum con- 

 tains tannin, 328 



— aneiira^ chemical composition, 



— arabica (tree), geographical dis- 



tribution, 325 



medicinal uses, 383 



yields gum arable, 324 



— ataxacantha (shrub), producing 



whitish gum, 329 



— catechu (tree), historical refer- 



ences to, 343. See also Catechu 



— — — - productions of, 327 



— cultriforniis (shrub), stems of, 



411 



— dealbata (shrub), gum, its quali- 



ties and analysis, 329 

 medicinal uses, 383 



— decurrens (shrub), gum, its char- 



acters and quality, 329 



— jarnesiana (shrub), flowers 



aromatic, 329 

 gum, 329 



— fasciculata, flowers aromatic, 329 

 gum inferior, 329 



— homalofhylla , chemical compo- 



sition, 299 

 gum, characters of, 330 



— horrida^ gum, 330 



— jacgue»!ontii, 299 



— — gum, quality and uses, 328 



— julibrissin (tree), leaves used as 



tea, 398 



— leiophylla (tree), percentage of 



tannin yielded by, 343 



■ — leucopJihra (shrub), gum, char- 

 acters of, 328 



medicinal uses, 383 



percentage of tannin yielded 



by, 343 



— melauoxylo)!, leaves and phyl- 



lodes of, 331 



— modesta (tree), gum, its amount, 



quality, and use, 328 

 valuable as fodder, 300 



— niyrtifolia (tree), leaves used as 



substitute for hops, 398 



— odoratissima, medicinal uses, 383 



— -pendula^ gum, 330 



valuable as fodder in time of 



drought, 299 



Acacia -pycnantha , producing gum 

 of inferior quality, 330 



— rugula^ contains saponin, 383 



— salicifiaj 300 



— scleroxylon (tree), wood, its den- 



sity and breaking strain, 366 



— soiegalj gum, 326 



— sieberia)iaj valuable as fodder, 



300 



— sp., chemical composition, 299 

 ■ melliferous, 398 



— spirorbis (tree), wood, its den- 



sitv, elasticity, and cohesion, 

 366 



— sundra^ gum produced by, 327 



— tomentosa, produces gum ot 



second quality, 328 



— tortilis, gum quality inferior, 328 



— (trees), various species, percent- 



age of tannin yielded by, 342, 



343 . . 



■ — yielding tanning 



matters and dyes, 342-345 



— (trees and shrubs), various 



species, gum produced by, 327 



— ■ medicinal uses, 383 



— ■ — yielding wood for 



cabinet-making and building, 



363-366 

 — ■ various species of, :i3'^ 

 ■ — used for textile purposes, 



389 



— • valuable as fodder, 299 



in time of drought, 



299, 300 

 — ■ — — yielding tanniferous bark, 



•333 



— — — acceleration of germina- 



tion of seeds, 2>33 

 — ■ • — ■ — • soil suitable for, 22>3 



— verek, valuable as fodder, 300 



— - verniciflua (shrub), reputed 



poisonous, 245 

 Acacias with tannin-producing bark, 



insects which attack, 418, 420, 



422 

 Acrocarpus fraxinifolius (tree), 



wood, uses of, 366 

 Adenanthera falcata (tree), wood, 



uses of, 367 



— pavonina (tree), gum, 330 

 — ■ medicinal uses, 383 



— ■ — ^ — wood, uses of, 367 

 Adesiiiia balsaiuicdj gum, 315 



