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incisions made in the bark. At first the latex is white, but it 

 rapidly becomes yellow and coagulates on exposure to the air. 

 This forms the basis of the chewing gum of commerce, so largely 

 used in America, being scented and flavoured with mint, vanilla 

 and other ingredients. The production of chicle gum in Mexico 

 is said to be a prosperous, though a small, industry ; the amount 

 yearly exported, chiefly to the United States, being about 2,200 

 tons. The article is also exported from British Honduras. See 

 under Tropical Fruits. 



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OTHER SOURCES OF 

 RESINS, VEGETABLE-WAX, GAMBOGE, ETC. 



Botanical and Common Name. 



Native country, etc. 



Nature of product and how 

 obtained. 



[S.=Sinhalese]. 



