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a reddish juice is obtained from incisions made in the trunk which, 

 dried in the sun, constitutes a kind of false dragon's blood, not 

 unfrequently brought to Europe as American kino and having the 

 same astringent qualities as that of India. 1 The wood 2 of this 

 species is tolerably hard and durable. Several Mangroves of the 

 old world (many of which are scarcely specifically distinct) have 

 quite analogous properties, particularly R. apiculata and mucronata? 

 The Bruguieras of India, chiefly B.gymnorhiza* (fig. 2G1-263) and 

 B. Bheedii, Bumphii, eylindrica, parviflora, have the same uses. 

 Kandelia Bheedii 5 is also employed as an astringent medicine. The 

 leaves of several Indian Barraldeias, among others B. corymbosa and 

 mtegerrima 6 (fig. 2G4-2G9), are used in the treatment of ulcers in 

 the mouth and throat. At Sierra Leone, the fruit of Anisophyllea 

 laurina 7 is sold in the markets in spring ; it is about the size of a 

 pigeon's egg and edible. Except Barrakleia, the plants of this group 

 are rarely seen in our conservatories. Bhizophora grows with 

 difficulty and ordinarily attains but little development. 



1 Gum. Drog. Simpl. éd. 6, iii. 434. 



2 Vulg. Horsc-Jlesh. 



3 Damk. Dili. vi. 169; III. t. 396, fig. 2.— It. 

 candelaria Wight and Arn. Prodr. i. 310 (not 

 DC). — Mangimn eandelarium Humph. Herb. 

 Amioin. iii. 10S. t. 71, 72 (ex Bl.). The seeds 

 of this species and of some others are not un- 

 frequently used as a masticatory instead of 

 catechu powder, and for this purpose are mixed 

 with betel. In India and the Moluccas cords 

 are rubbed with Mangrove leaves to render them 

 more durable. 



4 Lamk. III. t. 397. — S. gymnorhiza L. Spec. 

 634.— DC. Prod>: n. 10 {Palétuvier lies Indes). 



5 See p. 303, note 8. Its bark is febrifuge. 

 Fishermen apply it as a remedy for the bite of 

 certain fishes and other venomous animals. Its 

 fruit is edible, and its wood is used for boat- 

 making. 



6 Carallia mtegerrima DC. Prodr. iii. 33. — C. 

 zeylauicu Arn. Ann. Nat. Hist. i. 371. — C. co- 

 rymbosa Akn. loc. cit. — C. sinensis Arn. loc. cit. 

 — C. timoretuù Bl. — C. octopetala F. Muell. — 

 Poot>ia corcopsifulia Mm. 



' E. Bk. Trans. Hort. Soc. v. 446.— Oi.iv. Fl. 

 Trop. Afr. ii. 413.- — Anisophyllum laurinum 

 Don. — Benth. Niger, 342 {Monkey Apple). 



