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6720. Lance-wood.—A trunk section of Oxandra lanceolata (Sw.) Baill. Native of 
tropical America. Acquired by G. V. Nash in Haiti, in 1903. 
6721. Bay Laurel.—A trunk section of Laurus nobilis L. Native of southern 
Europe. From Rome, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 
6722. Kusu-no-ki. Camphor-wood.—A block of the wood of Cinnamomum 
Camphora (L.) 'T. Nees & Eberm. Native of eastern Asia. From Japan. 
6723. Horseradish tree. Murinna—A block of the wood of Moringa Moringa 
(L.) Small (Moringaceae—Horseradish-tree Family). Native of the East 
Indies. From British India. 
6724. Say.—A block of the wood of Weinmannia Balbisiana H. B. K. (Cunoni- 
aceae—Cunonia Family). Native of tropical America. From Venezuela. 
6725-6727. Cork-wood. Alligator wood.—Two young stems and a cane from 
Liquidambar Styraciflua L. (Hamamelidaceae—Witch-hazel Family). 
Native of southeastern North America. Presented by William Demuth & 
Company, of New York City. 
6728. Eastern, or Oriental, sycamore.—A trunk section of Platanus orientalis L. 
(Platanaceae—Sycamore Family). Native of Asia and cultivated for 
shade and ornament. From Palermo, Italy, through the Paris Exposition 
of 1900. 
6729. Hybrid mountain ash.—A trunk section of Sorbus hybrida L. (Malaceae— 
Apple Family). Native of Europe and cultivated for ornament. From 
Como, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 
6730. Kwarin.—A trunk section of Pyrus sinensis Poir. (Same family). Native 
of eastern Asia. From Japan. 
6731. Cotoneaster.—A trunk section of Crataegus Pyracantha Medic. (Same family). 
Native of Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 
6732. English hawthorn.—A trunk section of C. Oxyacantha L. Same home and 
source as the preceding. 
6733-6737. Four unfinished, and one finished, pipe, made from the wood of the 
apple (See No. 2608). Presented by William Demuth & Company, of 
New York. 
6738. Purple-heart.—A trunk section of Parinarium campestre Aub. (Amygdal- 
aceae—Plum Family). Collected by H. H. Rusby at Manoa, lower 
Orinoco, Venezuela, May, 1896. 
6739. Cherry laurel.—A trunk section of Padus Laurocerasus Mill. (See No. 1861). 
From Rome, Italy, through the Paris Exposition of 1900. 
6740. Cocomilia plum.—A trunk section of Prunus Cocomilia Tenore. Same 
home and source as preceding. From Cosenza, Italy. 
6741. Weichsel. Scented cherry.—Four stems and root-bases of young trees of 
P. Mahaleb L. Native of Europe. Used for umbrella handles. Presented 
by Bennecke Brothers, of New York. 
THE SENNA FAMILY (Caesalpiniaceae) 
6742. Clavellino.—A block of the wood of a species of Caesalpinia. Native of 
tropical America. From Venezuela. 
6743. Clavellina blanca.—A block of the wood of a species of Caesalpinia. From 
Venezuela. 
