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Observe also the filiform, or wiry twining stems of CASll 

 species of Gassytha^ a group of leafless parasites found in 98. 

 tropical regions. 



Protea Order {Proteaceae). Abounding in Australia 

 and at the Cape of Good Hope, with a few outliers in 

 India and South America. Termed Proteaceae from the 

 extraordinary diversity in structure of their often 

 beautiful inflorescence and of the fruit. They do not 

 furnish many useful products. The wood, which seldom 

 reaches a large size, is prettily marked by its peculiar 

 "silver grain." Numerous specimens are exhibited in 

 this Case, also in Case 99. 



. Note wood and fruits of the Silver tree {Leuca- 

 dendron argenteum^ R. Br.), which in its native state is 

 confined to a slope of the Table Mountain close to Cape 

 Town. 



In the next compartment note wood and flowers of 

 various species of Protea^ likewise from South Africa. 



On a lower shelf are specimens of the hard, heavy, 

 and prettily grained wood, of Terblanz {Faurea salignaj 

 Harv.), from Cape Colony and Uganda, 



No. 426. Wild Almonds, fruits of Brahejum 

 stellatifolium^ L., a native of South Africa, where the 

 seeds are eaten raw, and when roasted and ground, used 

 as a substitute for coffee. 



Near these are the edible seeds of Gevuina Avellana 

 Molina, from Santiago, and of the Queensland Nut 

 {Macadamia ternifolia^ F. Muell.), The wood of the 

 latter species is used in Australia for cabinet making, : 



shingles, staves, &c. 



Note also Wooden pears {Xylomelum pyriformCj 

 Knight), so called from the extreme hardness and form of 

 the fruits. 



. In the next compartment are. shown specimens of the 

 ■wood of the Silky Oak of Australia (GreviUea robusta^ 

 A. Cunn.). A beautifully marked wood valued in the 

 Colony for cabinet work and occasionally exported to this 

 country for similar purposes. 



The remainder of this Case contains fruits and woods of 

 various species of Hakea and Banksia from Australia. 



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