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of Ackphlla grandi/olia ^ and Morcana~ On all tie tropical shores of 

 Asia and Oceania grows Exccecaria AgallocJia (fig. 204-20G), this 

 tree is most poisonous, it yields the false Aloe-wood, or C^alambac of 

 commerce. It is reddish brown, marbled gre)" or black, hard, heavy, 

 fragile, unctuous or resinous, very bitter, aromatic, with the odo\ir 

 of myrrh or anime. It burns easily, giving out an agreeable perfume ; 

 it was formerly often sent to Europe as true Eagle-wood or Ayallodmm. 

 The Manchineel has a moderately hard wood, taking a beautiful 

 polish; it makes handsome furniture. That of Ilura crepitum^ 

 softer, is used to form joists. That oi Jairoplia directs is soft, easily 

 decaying ; palisades are however made of it in the Indies. The 

 plant is used for hedge rows in the Antilles. The eactiform species 

 of E/qjliDihia are often excellent for this purpose, on account of then- 

 numerous thorns. E. neriifolia is thus employed in Cochin-Chiua ; 

 in India, E. TinicalU. Hedges of E. myrtilUfolia^ a species from 

 the Antilles, are difficult to break through on account of the caustic 

 juice it exudes. The apetalous species of Jatropha of the section 

 Cnidoscolus '^ are terrible for another reason. The burning hairs 

 that cover them enter the skin and cause terrible pain. Plafi/gyne 

 urens^ and Tragia volubiUs,^ pimgcns^ and involucrata^ also haveurticate 

 hairs, which render them formidable. There are few ornamental 

 Euphorhiacetc. The eactiform species are sought for by admirers of 

 fleshy plants, and a large number are cultivated in our greenhouses. 

 The variegated species of Codicewn, used in Cochin- China to decorate 

 buildings on holidays, have produced in Europe a multitude of 

 varieties, the leaves spotted with yellow or red, which adorn our 

 hothouses. 8 The species of Euphorbia, with coloured bracts, are 



sonia, viii. 263 ; Confirjm:... Yeg. fiecul p. ii. 63, cidtitu V. Beaut. Fl. Ow. et Ben. i. 90, t. 54.— 



t. 11. {Ciiiiclla (k ri<i,lo.): T. dififsa YEhhoa. Fl. Plum. -a. t. 10.— T. mo- 



1 H. B^. in Aflaiisouin, xi. 330, 360, t. 10.— „<iM(iraK. By. {Li,i)w liiulaiiU). Its juice, with 



Lithoxylon grandifolimn M. Aug. Prodi: 232. marine salt, is used in America to treat ulcers, 



- II. Bx. loc. cit. 330, 366. the yaw, etc. 



' L. Si/sl.u. n. 38.— Boiss. Piorlr. n. 110.— 7 M. Arc. Prodr. 941.— T. cordata A'ahl, 



E. mi/rtifulia. L. Spec. n. 30.— E. enwrgimta Spnli. i. 176.— W. Spec. iv. 322.— Jairop/ia 



Lamk. Bid. u. 426. pwigeiis Fobsk. ^g.-Ar. 163. 



* Particularly J. urens L. (/. stimuhm »' 3\cci. Ic. Par. t. 198.— Boj. Mart. Maur. 



JlicHx.), Iiiimosa M. Aug. {Onidoscolus liamoms 2%6.—Schorigeriim Eiieede, Hort. Malab. ii. 72, 



Tohl), vitifolin Mill, horridti M. Aug. whose t. 39. In India this species is often given as 



fruits also bristle with very_ formidable hairs. a remedy to these affected with syphiHtic 



Many have, however, napiform and edible cachcxj-. 



tubercles. 9 Certain species of Eitphorlia and Acahjplia, 



' ^'^'^ P- 215, note 4. .^itii variegated foliage are also sought for. 



« L. Spec. 980.— Sw. Obs. 353.— T. pcdun- 



