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posvder which bursts with a loud report. From the fruits CASE 

 of the Egyptian Myrabolan {B. aegyptiaca, Deiile), an 21. 

 intoxicating drink is made by the negroes on the West 

 Coast of Africa. 



Ochna Order {Ochnaceae). A small order of glabrous 

 shrubs or trees found in the tropins of both hemispheres. 



Note the'winged fruits, the seeds, and wood of Lophi7^a 

 alata, Banks. The kernels yield " Mbni " oil employed 

 by the natives of Sierra Leone in cookery and for dressing 

 the hair. The wood is imported into this country from the 

 West Coast of Africa as " African Oak " and is used for 

 furniture and in turnery. True African Oak is Oldfieldia 

 africana^ Benth. 



Myrrh. Order {Burseraceae). All shrubs or trees, 

 with compound, dotted leaves, growing in warm countries. 

 Very many abound in fragrant balsams or resins, em- 

 ployed in medicine, fumigation, and perfumery. 



No. 115. Cum Olibanum or Frankincense. The 

 produce of Bosivellia Carteri, Bird., and probably other 

 species inhabiting the Somali coast and also the south 

 coast of Arabia. The gum exudes from wounds made in 

 the stems ; when first removed from the trees it is very 

 soft, but quickly hardens. It is collected for commercial 

 purposes exclusively in the countries mentioned above. 

 Olibanum is regarded as stimulant, diuretic, and dia- 

 phoretic, but is seldom used in medicine at the present 

 time. Its chief application now is as an ingredient in 

 incense for use in churches. 



No. 116. LuBAN Maiteb. a very fragrant resin 

 obtained from Bosivellia frereana^ Bird. Largely used 

 in the East as a masticatory. 



Also GUGAL, the resin of the Salai Tree of India 

 {B, serrata, Roxb.), where it is used for incense. 



NO; 117. Myrrh. Much doubt exists as to the 

 botanical origin of this product which is a gum-resin 

 afforded by species of Commipliora \_Balsamodendron'], 

 shrubs of Somali-land, Southern Arabia, &c. AFRICAN 

 Myrrh is believed to be obtained from Gommiphora 

 Schimpn'i, Engl., and perhaps other species of the same 



