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Sanseviera Zeilanica, Willdenow. 



India. This thick-leaved liliaceous plant should not be passed 

 in this enumeration, as it has proved hardy in temperate climes, 

 free from frost. Four pounds of leaves give nearly one pound of 

 fibre, which unites softness and silky lustre with extraordinary 

 strength and tenacity, serving in its native country particularly 

 for bow-strings. The plant might be left to itself for continued 

 growth in rocky unutilized places. Several species, South- Asiatic 

 as well as African, exist. 



Santalum album, C. Bauhin. 



India, ascending to the temperate elevations of Mysore. A 

 small or middle-sized tree, famed for its fragrant wood and roots. 

 In the drier and stony parts of ranges the greatest fragrance of 

 the wood is generated. S. Freycinetiaimm (Gaudichaud) produces 

 santal-wood of particularly rich perfume on the mountains of 

 Hawaia up to 3,000 feet. Several other species occur in Polynesia. 

 The precious santal-oil is obtained by slow distillation from the 

 heartwood and root, the yield being about two and a half per cent. 

 It is worth about 3 per pound, and important not only for 

 cosmetic but also for medicinal purposes. Santalum Austro- 

 Caledonicum (Vieillard), from New Caledonia, furnishes there 

 santal-wood, excellent for strength and agreeableness of odor 

 [Simmonds]. 



Santalum cyg-norum, Miquel. 



South-Western Australia, where this small tree furnishes 

 scented santal-wood. The wood on distillation yields nearly 2 per 

 cent, oil [Seppelt and Noyes]. It answers also well for select 

 cabinet-work. Export during 1885, 4,527 tons, at a value of 

 36,216. Among Australian trees Olea paniculata (R. Brown) 

 has also a nicely scented wood. 



Santalum Preissianum, Miquel. (8. acuminatum, A. de Candolle.) 



The Quandong. Desert -country of extra-tropical Australia. 

 The fruits of this small tree are called Native Peaches. As both the 

 succulent outer part and kernel are edible, it is advisable to raise 

 the plant in desert-tracts. Dromedaries, according to Mr. E. 

 Giles, feed on the foliage. 



Santalum Yasi, Seemann. 



The Santal-tree of the Fiji-Islands, where it grows on dry and 

 rocky hills. It is likely to prove hardy, and deserves, on account 

 of its powerful scent, with a few other species from the South- Sea 

 Islands, yielding scented wood, test-culture in warm temperate 

 regions. 



