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No. 465. INDIARUBBER FiG or CAOUTCHOUC Tree CASE 

 of India and Malaya (AVifseZas^ica, Roxb.). A handsome 114. 

 tree, with firm glossy leaves : often a parlour plant in 

 England. The tree is usually epiphytic, the seeds 

 germinating at the top of forest trees, it sends down 

 innumerable aerial roots, which extend to considerable 

 distances Below, giving the tree a wide spreading appear- 

 ance. This is well illustrated by the accompanying 

 photographs, as well as by some fine photographs on the 

 staircase. 



Observe samples of Getah Rambong from Malacca, 

 Get AH Karet from Sumatra and other forms of rubber 

 obtained from this species from Assam, Java, &c. 



In the last compartment of this' Case note specimens of 

 Bark Cloth from Uganda, prepared by beating out the 

 bark of a species of Ficiis. 



Observe a fine series of Lac and Lac dyes. Lac is a resin CASE 

 produced by the puncture of a small hemipterous insect 115. 

 abounding in India on various trees, especially species of 

 Ficus, Butea frondosa, Roxb., &c. The collection of Lac 

 and its products is continued in the next compartment. 

 Specimens are exhibited of shellac, grain, button, liver, 

 seed, and thread lacs ; also a fine sample of bleached lac, 

 sealing wax, into the composition of which lac is a 

 principal ingredient, and various ornaments made from 

 lac in India. 



No. 466. Lacquered Work from the Punjab, Scinde, 

 Kashmir, and other parts of India, consisting of jewel 

 cases, pen boxes, &c. 



No. 467. Concrete Milk and Wood of the Cow Tree 

 (Brosimum Oalactodendon, Don.). It is a native of the 

 South American forests, particularly in Venezuela, where 

 it grows to a height of 100 feet, and often unbranched for 

 60 or 70 feet. The milk, which is obtained from incisions 

 in the trunk, closely resembles cow's milk. It is said to 

 be wholesome, nourishing, and agreeable in taste, and is 

 largely used by the people as an article of food. 



No. 468. Letter, Leopard or Snake- wood (Brosi- 

 mum AiiUetii, Poepp.). A tree, often of considerable 

 of Guiana, Northern Peru, Brazil, and 



