able quantities from Maracaibo to the United States, under CASE 

 the name of Maracaibo Boxwood. 87. 



The first two divisions of this Case contain chiefly CASE 

 fruits, and woods, of species of Spathodea^ Dolichandrone, 87a. 

 Heterophragma and Stereosjjermum^ from India and 

 Burma. 



No. 390. Calabashes, the shells of the fruit of 

 Crescentia Gujete, L., a tree of the West Indies and South 

 America, applied to various domestic purposes, and often 

 carefully carved or painted. 



No. 391. Woody fruits of species of Kigeliay from CASE 

 Mauritius, Abyssinia, &c. 88. 



Sesamum Order {Pedalineae), A small group of 

 herbaceous plants distributed over the tropical and sub- 

 tropical regions of the New and Old Worlds. 



No. 392. Remarkably armed fruits of Marty nia 

 diandra^ Glox., and of M. fragrans^ Lindl. 



The rind of the fruit of the latter species is used by the 

 Pima Indians of Arizona for basket work. Strips prepared 

 for plaiting and a basket ornamented with them are shown. 



No. 393. Fruits of the Grapple Plant {Harpago- 

 phytum procumbenSf DC), from South Africa. 



No. 394. Seeds of Sesamum, Beni, Benne, Til or 

 GiNGELLY (Sesamum indicum^ L.), an annual, cultivated 

 in warm countries, especially in Asia Minor for European 

 demand, for the sake of the valuable — 



No. 395. Oil of Sesamum or Gingelly Oil, 

 expressed from the seed. It is " the Oil " of India, where 

 it is universally used in cooking, anointing, for soaps, &c. ; 

 in England it is used chiefly in soap-making, and to burn 

 in lamps, and also for mixing with olive oil. In France 

 and Italy cold drawn oil of Sesamum is used for salads, and 

 in Japan and China the lampblack used in making the 

 best Chinese ink is obtained by burning Sesamum oil. 



Acanthus Order (Acanthaceae), A tribe of plants 

 chiefly tropical, including, besides many weeds, some very 

 beautiful hothouse species ; but few have any economic 

 value. 



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