GUMS AND GUM-RESINS. 



Rhus Apape, of Australasia, yields a gum resin. 



Rhus copallina, is said to yield COPAL. See " N. O. 74." 



Rhus Met opium t HOG-GUM (perhaps also includes DOCTOR' S-GUM) 

 of Jamaica. 



Rhus vernix, yields a black varnish in Japan. 

 Khns succedaneum, j idd R ^ 

 lihus vermcijerum, J * 



Schinus Molle, abounds with resin. 

 Stagmaria verniciflua, JAPAN LACQUER, 



N. O. 72. AMYRIDACE^E. AMYRIDS. 

 Balsamodendron roxburghii. Am. 



Linn. Syst. Octandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Googul, Beng. By. Kookul, Tarn. Mukul, Arab. Pers. 

 Roghen-toorb, Aflatoon, Pers. Moolie-ke-teil t a Hindee syno- 

 nyme in the Ulfaz Udwiyeh, where Budleeyoon is given as a 

 Syrian name. 



Habitat. Northern India, Silhet, Assam, Sindh, Deccan ? 



Remarks. Yields the gum-resin (Indian) BDELLIUM. See " Drugs." 

 Stocks describes two species in Sindh, B. pubescens and B. roxuurghii ; 

 the latter however having been wrongly so named by him, and now 

 known as B. Mukul, Hooker. Arnot's plant is Roxburgh's Amyris Agal- 

 locha and A. commipkora, and is identical probably with Commiphora 

 madagascariensis. Balsamodendron My rrha, Nees ab Esen. yields MYRRH 

 (see "Drugs"): and B. Opobalsamum, Kunth (B. gileadense, Kunth), 

 OPOBALSAMUM, or BALM OF GiLEAD. This plant is the Amyris Opobal- 

 samum, Linn. De Candolle's B. gileadense is different, being the same as 

 Protium gileadense, W. et A. Amyris gileadensis, Hox. and B. berryi y 

 Arn. See "Drugs." 



Boswellia glabra. Rox. 



Linn. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Koontkrekum, Mai. Koondricum, Tam. Googola, Tel. 

 Habitat. Coromandel. 



Remarks. Yields GOONDRICUM, and no doubt a portion of (Indian) 

 Olibanum. It is now called Pimela glabra, Blume. 



Boswellia thurifera. Colebrooke. 



Linn. Syst. Decandria Monogynia. 



Vernacular. Sallaci, Sillaci, Cunduruci, Amduri, Surabhi, Suvana, 

 Sans, Salai, Sale, Sila, Sala, Sajuvan, Gundabarosa, Dhoop, 

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