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Noisettier in the French W. Indies and known in Jamaica CASE 

 as pig or hog nut. When ripe the seeds burst from the 108. 

 pericarp ; they are eaten raw or roasted. By compression 

 they yield a fine flavoured oil. , ; 



Note also fruits, seeds, and oil from the seeds of , , L 

 Omphalearmegacarpa, Hemsl., from the West Indies. The 

 seeds and the oil extracted from them possess purgative 

 properties. 



' No. 453. Tallow from the seeds of Sapium sehiferum; 

 Roxb., largely collected in China for candle-making. 

 The seeds, which are enveloped in the tallow, are steamed, 

 beaten, and sifted. The coarse tallow thus obtained 

 is strained through a cylinder of twisted straw. The 

 candles are usually dipped in wax,— owing to the tallow 

 becoming soft in warm weather. For festivals they are 

 made very large, and ornamented. It is the most common 

 shade-tree in New Orleans, and is said to be the only one 

 which will sustain the vibration of the tram-cars. 



Observe wood of the Manchineel Tree {Hippomane 

 Mancinella, h.). A tree of moderate size, native of 

 tropical South America and the West Indies. Though of 

 a poisonous character, its power, like that of the Upas, 

 has been much exaggerated. The milky juice of the stem 

 and fruit causes great pain if incautiously handled or 

 allowed to come in contact with the eyes. 



In the next compartment note samples of COLOMBIAN ^ 



Scrap or Virgen Rubber, Touckpong from British - ■ ■— 

 Guiana, and BOLIVIAN RUBBER, believed to be from 

 Sapium Aucuparium, Jacq., a widely spread and variable 

 tree of tropical America, but the precise source of thi 

 particular rubber is still involved in some doubt. 



Specimens are also shown of JUMPING SEEDS, the 

 carpels of Sehastiana Palmeri, Rose, from Mexico. 

 Each carpel contains, when fresh, the larva of an insect 

 (Carpocapsa saltitans), the movements of which cause 

 the carpel to jump or jerk, especially when placed in a 

 warna situation. 



. No. 454. Fruit of Sand-box Tree (Hura crepitansy 

 L.). The valves of the fruit separate with much violence 

 when mature and dry. It is a native of the West Indies 



