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^ctritint^ is done with a steatite pencil, and can be erased CASE 



with Betel leaves. 111. 



Note in this Case an interesting collection of articles CASE 



made of Broussonetia paper from Corea and Japan. 112. 



The first compartment of this Case contains a series of CASE 



specimens illustrating the manufacture (and various uses) 113. 

 of paper in Japan from the barks of Broussonetia papyri- 

 fera^ Vent., and B. Kaempferi^ Sieb. 



No. 461. Portions of branches, rough bark, and bark 

 partially prepared of B. Kaempferi^ Sieb. Note on the 

 adjoining wall copies of native drawings showing the 

 different processes of paper making. 



No. 462. Fustic {Ghlorophora tinctoria, Gaud.), a 

 large tree of tropical America and the West Indies. The 

 yellow, close-grained timber is largely used in dyeing, 

 and is chiefly imported from the West Indies and Brazil. 



Note wood of IROKO, HOKO, or Odum tree {Chloropho7^a 

 excelsa, Benth. and Hook, f.) from Upper Guinea ; the 

 wood, which has a finely mottled grain, is much used 

 in building on account of its resisting the attacks of 

 white ants. 



On the bottom shelf of this compartment are shown 

 fruits of the OsAGE ORANGE (Madura aurantiaca,l^utt.), 

 a North American tree, which has been used as a substi- 

 tute for the Mulberry in feeding silkworms. Its yellow 

 juice was formerly used by the Indians to disfigure their 

 faces in war time. The wood is known in America as 

 Bow WOOD, and is largely employed for fence-posts, 

 paving blocks, &c. 



On the upper shelves of the next compartment are 

 shown Cocoons, Moths, and silk of the Silkworm 

 {Bomhyx Mori, L.). The insects feed on the leaves of 

 the White Mulberry {Morus alha, L.), specimens of 

 the wood of which, as well as of the BLACK MULBERRY 

 (3f. nigra, L.), are also exhibited. The White Mulberry 

 is cultivated in Southern Europe and China for the sake 

 of its leaves for feeding silkworms, and the black chiefly 

 in Kurope for its fruit. 



Observe CONTRAYERVA Root {Dorstenia hrasiliensis. 

 Lamb.), from Brazil, formerly employed in medicine in 

 this country as a stimulant, tonic and diaphoretic. Note 



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