190 ECONOMIC BOTANY. 



1871 CARDAMOMS, vide page 178. 



ST. IGNATIUS'S BEANS, called in the Philippines Coyacoy, or 

 Pepita de Catbalogan. The plant, said to be a climbing shrub, to 

 which the name Ignatia amara was given by the younger Lin- 

 naeus, is a species of Strychnos, probably unknown to modern 

 botanists. It is believed to grow in Bohol and Qebu, islands of 

 the Bisaya group of the Philippines. As it is one of great 

 interest, no opportunity should be lost for procuring abundant 

 flowering specimens as well as the entire fruits, both dried and 

 preserved in alcohol, and some considerable pieces of the stem 

 with the bark attached. 



ELEMI, vide page 179. 



MEXICO, THE WEST INDIES, CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA. 



MEXICAN ELEMI, known in Mexico as Copal, is yielded by 

 Elaphrium elemiferum, Eoyle, a tree growing near Oaxaca, good 

 botanical specimens of which are much desired. 



SARSAPARILLA, vide page 179. 



CINNAMON OF ECUADOR. This bark, which resembles the cin- 

 namon of Ceylon, is produced by a noble tree growing in the 

 province of Canelos. Specimens of it, including flowers and 

 the large fruits preserved in alcohol, are much desired. The calyx 

 of the fruit is used as a spice, under the name of Islipingo. 



BALSAM OF COPAIVA, vide page 180. 



WOODS. LIGNUM NEPHRITICUM. This rare wood, noticed by 

 some of the earliest explorers of America, is a production of 

 Mexico. To what tree is it to be referred ? Its infusion is re- 

 markable for having the blue tint seen in a solution of quinine. 



SATIN-WOOD OF THE WEST INDIES. Specimens in flower and 

 fruit, with the wood, are requested. The origin of the Coca, or 

 Cocus-wood of the West Indies, is also uncertain. Specimens in 

 flower of any tree affording the lancewoods of commerce in the 

 West Indies or Central America are needed for the determination 

 of the species. 



