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Adelaide Resin. — What is the source of the red resin 

 from this colony of South Australia ? 



(N.B. Tlie various gums yielded 

 barks affording tannin in Australia require careful in- 



vesticatiou.) 



Is the true cinnamon of Ceylon the production of one 

 species, or are other kinds employed ? What occasions 

 the red colour of the oil of cinnamon from Ceylon ? 



Tacamahaca of Ceylon. — Specimens obtained from 

 Calophyllum Inophyllum are desirable, in order to aid 

 pharmacologists in accurately determining the Tacamanaoa 



of European commerce. 



Ceylon {Long or Wild) Cardamom. — What is the 

 plant so called in Ceylon, and named by Mr, Moon 

 Alvinia Granum. Paradisce9 Can it be identical ^dth 

 the true Gixiins of Pai^adise of the western coast of 

 Africa ? 



Rice-paper of 



This has been incorrectly re- 

 ferred to the vShola {j^schynomene asperafa) ; but we are 

 still quite ignorant of the orisfin of this familiar and 



exquisitely delicar- substance. It is the pith of some 

 plant, but wli at ? 



Africa {including Aralia and Abyssinia). 



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Cape Aloes. — "V^^ 



particular species of Aloe 



affbrdinir the dru^ of this name ? What is the kind used 



at Bethelsdorp^ near Algoa Bay? 



Madagascar Cardamcm. — Is it Arnomum angustifo- 



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Fruits of Western Africa 



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