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In the first compartment note fruits of Gry]otocarya 

 Peumus, Nees. They are cooked and used as food by the 

 poorer natives of the province of Aconcagua, Chili. 



Observe wood of Taraire, (Beilschmiedia Tarairi, 

 Bth. and Hook. t.=Nesodaphne Tarairi, Hook, f.), and 

 Tawa {B. Tawa, Bth. and Hook, f.), both large New 

 Zealand trees. 



Near these are specimens of Massoy Bark (Massoia 

 aromatica^ Becc), from the forests of Southern New 

 Guinea ; the aromatic bark is an article of commerce 

 amongst the Malays. 



On the lower shelves note woods of several species of 

 Cinnamomiim, including O. Cecicodaphne, Meissn., which 

 has a strong camphoraceous odour, C. iniinctum, Meissn., 

 G. ohtusifolium, Nees, and (7. tavoyanum^ Meissn., from 

 India and Burma. 



On the upper shelves of the next compartment, speci- 

 mens aro exhibited of the wood and bark of CASSIA 

 Lignba or Cassia Cinnamon {Cinnamomum Tamala, 

 Nees), an evergreen tree of India, where the aromatic bark 

 is collected and sold under the name of Taj, as a 

 substitute for, or as an adulterant of, true Cinnamon. 

 The leaves are known as Tezpat or Tejpat and are used 

 in medicine, and also to flavour curries. 



Note buds and bark of Cinnamomum iners^ Rwdt,, 

 from the East Indies. This species is said to produce the 

 Cassia Buds collected in Southern India. 



No. 418. Cinnamon, the bark of Cinnamomum 

 zeylanicumy Br eyn., a, tree of Ceylon. Specimens of un- 

 barked branches, affording the different qualities of this 

 valuable spice, with the instruments used in peeling it, 

 are exhibited, also a series of photographs illustrating the 

 growth and preparation of Cinnamon in Ceylon. 871,642 

 lbs. of Cinnamon of the value of £24,031 were imported 

 into the United Kingdom in 1905. 



No. 419. Cassia Buds. The unripe fruits of Cmna- 

 momum Cassia^ Bl., a tree of Southern China, used as a 

 spice, chiefly in confectionery. 



Another Cassia Lignba, or Chinese Cassia as it Is 

 sometimes called, is the bark of the tree that yields Cassia 

 Buds. Specimens are exhibited, of different ages and 



