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CASE Wood and pods of the HONEY LOCUST of North 

 39. America (Gleditschia triacanthos, L.), are also shown, as 

 well as pods of Wagatea spicata^ Dalz., a robust prickly- 

 climber of Western India, which contain a large per- 

 centage of tannin. 



In the next compartment of this case are various 

 products of the genus Cassia. On an upper shelf are 

 specimens of the wood of Cassia siamea, Lam., a 

 moderate-sized tree of India, Ceylon, the Malay Peninsula, 

 and Siam ; the heartwood is dark brown, and often 

 beautifully marked. It is used in Burma for walking 

 sticks, mallets, &c. 



Negro Coffee, the seeds of Cassia occidentalism L., 

 naturalised in Tropical Africa, where they are used, as 

 well as in Central America and the West Indies, as a 

 substitute for coffee. 



No. 215. Pods, seeds, and bark, of the Tanner's 

 Cassia (Cassia au^Hculata, L.), a shrub common in 

 Central and Southern India. The bark is one of the 

 most valuable of Indian tans, and the wood is converted 

 into native tooth brushes. The root is employed in 

 tempering iron and steel. In the South of Ceylon, it is 

 known as the Matura Tea plant, its leaves being 

 infused as a substitute for tea. 



On the lower shelves are pods and seeds of Cassia 

 Tora, L., an annual weed widely spread in India and the 

 tropics generally. The seeds yield a yellow dye and 

 are employed in India in the treatment of cutaneous 

 affections. Also pods and seeds of C. Sophera, L., a 

 species which contains chrysophanic acid. Note also the 

 woody pods of C. grandls^ L., the produce of a tree of 

 Brazil. 



No. 216. Pods of the PURGING Cassia (Cassia 

 Fistula, L.), an ornamental tree, 30 to 50 feet high, 

 bearing numerous racemes of bright yellow flowers. It is 

 a native of Tropical Asia, and is frequently planted in the 

 West Indies, Central America, Brazil, &c. The pods, are 

 pendulous, often 2 feet long, cylindric, and when ripe, 

 of a dark purplish brown. They contain a large 

 number of small seeds, each embedded in pulp, of a 

 blackish-brown colour, which has a sweetish taste, and is 



