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In replying to this letter I gave Mr. Welby the name of Mr. Godfrey 
S. Saunders, then of 106, Fenchurch Street, a gentleman who has had 
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referred to by Mr. Welby was identical. In July I received another 
letter from Mr. Welby, of which the following is an extract, “ Se 
“ upon your advice I have addressed a box of wood samples to 
** Godfrey S. Saunders, Fenchurch Street, and jake enclosed thorel a a 
“& piece of Boxwood for you which I have "asked him to be kind enough 
“ to hand over to you. Immediately on receipt of your letter, I wrote 
“ to the Conservator of Forests for the scientific name of Ane Boxwood, 
“ but have not yet received his reply. I may state, however, that the 
“ name mentioned in a newspaper ona: is Celastrus buæifolius Should 
“ this not prove correct, I will write and inform Unfortunately 
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“ flower, I will send you a sampie at some future date. e tree grows 
“ to an average ae of 30 feet, andas arule does not d 12 or 14 
“ inches in diam 
pon aiig iai wood, and comparing it and the small specimens 
of foliage sent with those of Celastrus buxifolius, I found that they did . 
not agree, but that the foliage very nearly resembled that of true Box 
(Buxus sempervirens), and upon comparing this sample of Cape Box- 
wood with Black Sea A I found the two woods to be almost 
identical, so that it was clear the Cape Boxwood was none other than a 
species of Buxus, and perhaps B. sempervirens itself. 
frey S. 
some friends of mine, so I have had the WEI of mat nt he only 
r. W’s, which had been seasoning for t o years, but e fresh 
I have had pieces distributed iige six Sred iei and 
saying that it does ah ent smoothly, but “harsh,” “ ragged,” and that 
the cutter “ blurrs” ood, whereas genuine Box cuts quite 
sm a tendency to split from the 
en every piece has a series of star shakes. In addition, every log I 
have cut has very many black specks, quite spoiling it for first rate 
work, even if good in other respects 
The Indian Forester for November 1885 drew attention to the arrival 
clean grown, and possessing a closeness of grain almost equal to the best 
Abassian Boxwood, so that it was thought it would be suitable for 
ving purposes. 
In the report of the Conservator of vipa King William’s Tow 
for the year 1884, p. 23, it is stated “ The coast forests have come ities 
“ notice during the year by the discovery chit oa so-called Cape Box- 
‘* wood is of value for engraving and oth er Py seed for which real 
ing forest in the Buffalo 
