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No. XXII.— Vol. II. MAY, 1862. Price Is. 



THE 



TECHNOLOGIST. 



A MONTHLY RECORD OF 



Sconce %$>Ite3 to &xt ant* Manufacture. 



EDITED BY 



P. L. SIMMONDS, F.S.S., 



Author of" The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom ," "A 

 Dictionary of Trade Products" " The Curiosities of Food," Spc. 



CONTENTS. 



PAGE 



On Kava or Ava. By G. Cuzent 305 



The Fishes of Australia. By Frederick M'Coy 309 



On the Products of the Pea Family. By John R. Jackson 310 



On the Samadera Wood. By "W. C. Ondaatje 317 



New Indian Products at the Exhibition of 1862. By M. C. 

 Cooke, F.S.S ~ 318 



The "Woods of British Burmah. By D. Brandis 321 



The Betel-nut of Commerce. By the Editor: 329 



On Mineral Oils and the Minjak Lantoeng of Java. By 

 Dr. Bleekrode -. 333 



The Ailanthus Silkworm and the Ailanthus Tree. By 

 M. F.-E. Guerin-Meneville : 336 



Notes on Kundoo or Tallicoonah Oil. By Robert Clarke 343 



Reviews 345 



Scientific Notes 350 



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