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of camphor, which is carried from thence to China, in Chinese 

 Junks. 



Drupacece — From the Greek word drnpetes or fidling frnit, 

 plums or prunes. 



The prunes of commerce are prepared in France, out of the 

 plums called St. Catherine, and the green gage. In Portugal, out 

 of the plums, called after the village where they are prepared, 

 guimaraens. They contain so large a quantity of sugar, that 

 brandy is distilled from them, when fermented, and it has been 

 proposed to cultivate them for manufacturing sugar. 



The prunus brigantiaca has a kernel which yields the fixed oil, 

 called huile des marmottes, used instead of olive or almond oil. 



Hydrangea — Cultivated from the most ancient times in China 

 and Japan. In the latter, the species called hydrangia thunbergii, 

 ere dried and used as a tea, which the Japanese, for its excellence, 

 call ama tsja, or tea of heaven. 



Aquifoliaceae — The ilex holm — The bark yields birdlime. The 

 beautiful white wood of it is highly esteemed by cabinet makers, 

 for inlaying. 



This tree is found sparingly in various parts of the world, but 

 is found especially in the West Indies, South America, and the 

 Cape of Good Hope. Several species are in the United States 

 and North America generally, but only one, that is the common 

 holly, in all Europe. 



Cardiaceae Sebestens — One of the drugs of the apothecary ; are 

 found iu the northern and southern tropics, have a brown colored 

 wood, beautifully veined with black, and smelling of musk. The 

 wood of the cordia gerascanthus or cypress wood, and Spanish 

 elm, are important. The bark of tlie cordia Myxa i? a mild tonic, 

 and its wood soft. One of the best to kindle by friction, and is 

 said to be that of which the Egyptians constructed their mummy 

 cases. 



