Gums and Resins 



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From Stereograph Copyright, Underwood & Underwood, London andTNew York 



GATHERING CRUDE TURPENTINE, NORTH CAROLINA 



Three kinds of gum are largely produced in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, and these are known 

 in the country as " Hashab " or "Verek," " Gezira," and "Talh" gums. 



Hashab. The "Hashab" tree of the Sudan is known scientifically as Acacia Senegal. 

 It is plentiful in Kordofan, where the best qualities of this gum are produced, and is also 

 fairly widely distributed in Kassala and Gezira. The gum produced in Kordofan is collected 

 from trees grown in plantations known as " genenas." These trees are raised from seed and 



