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did not cut smoothly, but was harsli and ragged, and on the 

 whole that it was far inferior to boxwood. The trees were 

 said to be sufficiently abundant in the East London forests 

 to furnish a large supply of wood. Upon receipt of foliage 

 and flowers at Kew, the tree was found to be a new species 

 of BuoBus, and was named Busnis Macowani. The wood ha." 

 not yet come into general use. 



