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CASE Woods of other Bpecies of Fraxinus, chiefly from 



74. U.S. America, may be noted in this compartment. 



In the last compartment of this Case note wood 

 specimens of Fraxinus floribunda, Wall., a large 

 deciduous tree of India, Burma, &c. The wood is tough 

 and hard, and is employed in India for oars, jampan poles, 

 ploughs, and other purposes. 



On the lower shelves observe woods of several species 

 of OsmanthuSf Notelaea^ and Olea^ including Notelaea 

 ligustrina^ Vent., known as IRONWOOD in Australia and 

 Tasmania. The wood is exceedingly hard, close-grained, 

 and is used for mallets, sheaves of blocks, turnery, &c. 

 Also Indian Olive, Kahu of Sind {Olea cuspidata. 

 Wall.). The wood takes a good polish, and is highly prized 

 for turning, for combs (specimens of which are shown), 

 agricultural implements, &c. An oil obtained from the 

 fruit is employed in medicine as a rubefacient. Both the 

 fruits and the oil are shown. 



On the bottom shelf observe Black Ironwood of 

 Natal and the Cape {Olea laurifolia^ Lam.). The wood 

 is close-grained and very durable, and is extensively 

 employed in South Africa for wagon work ; it is also 

 stated to be an excellent furniture wood. 



CASE No. 360. Branches of the Olive Tree {Olea europaea, 



75, L.), emblems of peace and plenty. A tree of Syria and 

 Greece, naturalized abundantly on the shores of the 

 Mediterranean, cultivated also in California and South 

 Australia. Valued from a remote period for the sake of 

 the oil obtained by pressure from the pulp of its fruit. 

 Note Rosaries made of the wood and seeds of the Olive 

 from Jerusalem. Also fruits from France, Italy, Spain, 

 and California. 



No. 361. Samples of Olive Oil, from Portugal, 

 Spain, Sardinia, Tuscany, South Australia and California. 

 During the year 1905, 7,690 tuns of Unrefined or Raw 

 Olive oil, of the value of £256,601, and 4,352 tuns of the 

 Refined or Edible oil, of the value of £184,885 were 

 imported into the United Kingdom. The best quality of 

 Tuscan olive oil is imported into London in casks. 



Olive oil does not reduce silver nitrate, which cotton 

 seed oil does. This affords a means of detecting as small 



