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CASE or Rough-skinned Plum of Sierra Leone (P. excelsum^ 

 47. Sabine), a large tree ; the pulp of the fruit is described 

 as " dry, farinaceous, and, owing to the size of the stone, 

 ** small in quantity, with an insipid taste." The BURI 

 NUT or Maketa of the Fijis (jP. lauriniim^ Gray) ; the 

 kernels are beaten up, made into a kind of putty, and 

 used for stopping holes in canoes, and for fixing spear- 

 heads {see specimen from the Admiralty Islands) to the 

 shafts. 



No. 245. Buck Pot made by Caribs from the ashes 

 of the Kauta bark {Hirtella americana^ L.) of British 

 Guiana. Also specimen of the bark. 



Observe specimen of the herb of the Meadow Sweet 

 {Spiraea Ulmaria, L.), formerly used in medicine in this 

 country. 



No. 246. QuiLLAiA Bark (Quillaja SajJonaHay 

 Mol.). An evergreen tree, native of Chili and South 

 Brazil. An infusion of the bark is much used in the 

 arts as a detergent for washing silks, clothes, &c. In 

 France, under the name of BoiS DE PANAMA, a tincture 

 made from the wood is used as an agent in preparing 

 emulsions from various balsams and oils. In medicine 

 it has been proposed as a substitute for Senega root. It 

 is imported into this country for the preparation of a hair 

 wash and for other purposes. Recently an unfamiliar 

 bark has appeared in commerce as Quillaia, but so far its 

 botanical source remains undetermined. 



Note on a lower shelf wood of Sakura {Priimis 

 Pstudo-cerasus, Lindl.), used by the Japanese for turnery, 

 printing-blocks, carving, pipe-stems, &c. The flowering 

 branches are much esteemed for ornament and are con- 

 stantly introduced in artistic decorations. 



The next compartment contains specimens of wood of 

 several species of Primus, chiefly from North America, 

 also specimens of Prune Bark {Prumis occidentalism 

 Sw., a native of the West Indies), and a liqueur prepared 

 from it. Wild Black Cherry Bark (P. serotina, 

 Ehrh.), used in medicine in North America. Wood of 

 the Cherry Laurel (Prunns Laurocerasus, L.), a well- 

 known shrub or small tree, the leaves of which yield 

 hydrocyanic acid, and are used for making laurel water, 



