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CA.SE a native of South India. The wood is very strong, close " 

 46. grained, hard, and durable, and is used for beams, native 

 houses, and carts, ^i. Lehhek, Bth., a large tree found 

 throughout India and Ceylon, West Burma, and Tenas- 

 serim. It is often grown as an avenue tree, and its wood 

 varies greatly in weight and strength. It is used for oil 

 mills, wheel work, furniture, &c. A considerable amount 

 of it has been exported to London of late years from the 

 Andamans as a furniture wood under the name of East , 

 Indian Walnut. The leaves and twigs are used to feed 

 camels. A stipulata^ Boiv., a large tree of the Tropical 

 Himalayas to Ceylon and Burma. It is used for building 

 purposes, cart w^heels, furniture, and "has been tried for 

 "tea boxes, for which purpose it will probably suit well." 

 A gum exudes freely from the stem and is used for sizing 

 Daphne paper in Nepal. A. Julihrissin, Durazz., a., 

 moderate-sized tree found throughout the Himalayas, and 

 distributed in Abyssinia, Eastern and Central Asia, China, 

 and Japan. Like all the species, the tree is of rapid 

 growth, and very handsome when in flower. The wood is 

 used for furniture. 



No. 242. Pods of the Rain Tree {Pithecolobiion 

 Saman, Bth.) ; a native of the West Indies and South 

 America. The name of Rain tree is derived from its 

 being spoken of as occasionally in South America dis- 

 tilling moisture to such an extent as to wet the ground 

 beneath. This is described as being caused by "multi- 

 "tudes of cicadas sucking the juices of the tender young 

 " branches and leaves and squirting forth slender streams 

 " of limpid fluid." The pods are sweet, and are used for 

 feeding cattle. The plant has been introduced into India 

 and other countries, and is considered a valuable shade 

 tree in tropical pastures. In India the phenomenon said 

 to be observed in South America does not occur. A 

 photograph of the tree is shown, as well as a specimen of 

 the wood, pods and seeds. 



On the lower shelves are specimens of wood and pods 

 of several other species of Pithecolohmm. Note also the 

 nearly circular pods of Enterolohiwn Timhouva^ Mart., 

 known as the Orejera, and used as a detergent in 

 Columbia. Saponin is found in all the organs of the 

 plant, but more especially in the pericarp of the fruit. 



