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SNo. 138. Odall fruits, and oil obtained from seeds CASE 

 of Sarcostigiiia Kleinii, W. and A., from Cochin, where 24. 

 the oil is used in rheumatism. 



Holly Order {Ilicineae). A group of shrubs and 

 trees, represented in Britain by i\\Q Holly. The species 

 are not numerous, though widely scattered over the 

 world. 



No. 139. Wood of the Holly {Ilex Aquifolium, L.), 

 the favourite European evergreen. The hard white wood 

 is used in making Tunbridge ware, for the stringing or 

 lines in cabinet work, calico-printers' blocks, &g. The 

 straight, flexible shoots are used for walking sticks and 

 whip handles. BiRD-LiMB is the juice of Holly-bark, 

 extracted by boiling, mixed with a third part of nut-oil. 



Note Yaupon or Yapon Tea (Ilex Cassme, Walt.), an 

 evergreen shrub of the Southern United States. The 

 leaves contain caffeine, and on that account were formerly 

 much employed by the Indians and are now occasionally 

 used by white settlers as tea. 



No. 140. Yerba de Mate, or Paraguay Tea, the 



leaves of Ilex paragiiensis, A. St. Hil., (of which there 

 are several varieties) and possibly of other species of Ilex 

 found in South America. 



The leaves are prepared for commerce by being scorched 

 and dried while still attached to the branches brought in 

 by the collectors ; they are then beaten, separated, 

 coarsely ground in rude mills, and packed in skins and 

 leathern bags or in a more attractive form as will be seen 

 from, examples in this case, as also in the black table case- 

 on the centre of this floor. 



The leaves are infused in small teapots, of which 

 several forms are here shown, and the tea is imbibed either 

 from the spout or by : — 



No. 141. BOMBILLA, or tube with wire network or 

 perforations at the bottom. Mate is one of the most 

 important economic products of South America and is the 

 favourite drink of much of the population in the southern 

 parts of Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, the Argentine Re- 

 public, &c. The consumption is enormous. Mate haa 

 been found to contain 0*13 per cent, of caffeine, and ia 

 occasionally advertised for sale in this country. 



