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Kulit Lawang of the Malays (Kulit, bark ; Lawang, 

 clove), is a native of the Malay Islands and Peninsula. 

 It has a strongly aromatic bark, and is one of the cassia 

 barks of commerce. The calyces of the fruit of this 

 plant are sold in Singapore under the name of Bunga 

 Lawang (clove bark flowers). They are small stalked 

 cups, curiously lobed, about ^ in. across, black when 

 dry, with a slender stalk. They are expensive, costing 

 about a cent apiece, and highly valued in native 

 medicine, and for curries. 



Cinnamomum Sintoc, Bl. The Sintok of the Malays 

 is a large tree occurring in Java and the Malay 

 Peninsula. It has also a very aromatic bark, which is 

 collected and sold. 



These jungle cassia barks are usually thicker than 

 the Chinese cassia barks, probably being taken from the 

 trunks of old trees only. Sumatra produces a consider- 

 able quantity of one of these cassia barks, probably 

 C. Sintoc. 



From Padang was exported, in 1871, 6,127 piculs 

 of cassia bark, of which a large portion was shipped to 

 America (Fliickiger and Hanbury). 



Large quantities are shipped from Java, Timor, and 

 other islands to Europe. They are variable in form 

 and thickness, from the thickness of cardboard to more 

 than J in. They vary also in colour, 'some being of a 

 pale cinnamon colour, others deep brown. 



It may be doubted if any of these Malay cassias 

 would be worth cultivating, though no doubt the bark 

 produced thus would be of a much finer quality than 

 that from the jungle, for they are mostly inferior to 

 Chinese cassia, which would be as easy to cultivate. 



MASSOI BARK 



This bark is the product of a tree of large size 

 occurring in the forests of New Guinea. The bark 

 which is taken from old trees in the jungle is thick and 

 aromatic. The natives seek the tree in the forest, and 



