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red dye. Also portion of stem of Posoqueria latifolia^ 

 R. and S. ?, from Bahia, and walking sticks of the wood 

 known as BRAZILIAN or CEYLON Oak. 



The first compartment of this Case contains chieflj' 

 mounted specimens of fruits of species of Randia and 

 Gardenia, notably R. diimetorum, Lam., the fruits of 

 which are used in India as a fish poison, and, when ripe, 

 are said to be roasted and eaten ; R. malleifera, Bth. and 

 Hook, f., known as BooJAY in Sierra Leone, where the 

 fruits are said to yield a pure indigo dye. Under the 

 name of Blippo, the Niam-niam of Central Africa employ 

 the dye from this plant for staining their bodies. Note 

 also fruits of R. macrocarpa, Hiern, and of Oardenia 

 Thunhergia, L. 



No. 314. Dikamali, the greenish yellow gum-resin 

 obtained from Gardenia hicida, Roxb., and G. guminifera, 

 L., small Indian trees. The odour of the resin is peculiar 

 and offensive, like that of cat's urine. Used in India in 

 the treatment of cutaneous affections, to keep away flies 

 from sores, and also as an anthelmintic. 



A portion of a branch of G. luclda with the resin 

 exuding, is shown. 



No. 315. Coffee, the seeds of Coffe:t arahica, L. A 

 tree, native of Abyssinia and tropical Africa, now widely 

 cultivated in hot countries. The East and West Indies, 

 Java, Brazil, and Central America, afford the principal 

 supply of this important product. The fruit of the Coffee 

 tree, which resembles a cherry in size and colour, contains 

 two seeds (beans), which are separated by mechanical 

 means from the pulp. After fermentation and washing, 

 the seeds pass through a rolling mill, which removes the 

 parchment-like husk and the silver skin immediate!}^ 

 enclosing the seeds. The commercial value depends on 

 the size, form, and colour of the beans, and on their 

 flavour. Pearl coffee is that in which the berry instead 

 of bearing two seeds has only one which consequently 

 takes a rounded form ; a proportion of pearl coffee is 

 produced in every crop. TRIAGE consists of the damaged 

 and broken beans which though not of so good an 

 appearance is equal in quality to the other kinds of 

 coffee. Specimens of Coffee in the berry, and of the 



