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a pulpy drupe two inches in diameter, of 

 pleasant taste. The gum obtained from 

 incisions in the stem is used for dyeing and 

 also for medicine. Fields of 



Sugar-cane (Saccharum officinarum) followed, 

 and large gardens of 



Tapioca or Cassava [Manihot utilissima) : a slender 

 tree, about six feet high, leaves like those 

 of the bamboo, seven-parted, and a cluster 

 of turnip-like roots, which, after being 

 heated and pounded, become fit for culinary 

 purposes. 



The Sago Palm [Sagus loevis) is likewise much 

 cultivated in the Peninsula, in appearance 

 like a stunted date palm, and the sago is 

 produced from the pith of the stem. 



Tha Nutmeg (My 7'istica 7noschata): fruit golden- 

 yellow, its kernel is the nutmeg of commerce. 



Gutta-percha (Isonanch'a yutta) : a handsome tree 

 with long narrow leaves ; it has become 

 very scarce owing to indiscriminate cutting- 

 down by the natives. 

 The Maharajahof Johore is a most enterprising prince : 

 besides cultivating the soil, he owns some very large 

 steam saw-mills producing timber for shipbuilding, 

 principally from his immense teak forests. He also has 



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