ON THE CHEMISTRY OF AUSTRALIAN PRODUCTS. 193 
Om or ALEuRITEs TRILOBA. M. E. Hakel. (Compt. Rend. 
Aug. 23, 1875, Ch. News. XXXII, 157.) 
The oil is not much more purgative than oil of sweet almonds. 
It was used in New Caledonia for the lamps in a light-house ; but 
it corroded the metal jets, even those of platinum. The author 
we unsuccessful in his endeavour to so purify it as to prevent this 
action 
Cocoa-nut oil cake. Gronven. (Wochen blatt der Annalen der 
Landwerthschaft, 1866, p. 453. Chem. Soc. J. XXVI, 87.) The 
following numbers were obtained :— 
Proteids ... ie ace pug ct ies ek ed 
at ue ie nee as ae So ee 
Cellulose ... a coat He eee ie 
Water .. Ree BPS) 
and the ash contained in 100 parts— 
H,0 Na.O CaO NyO Fe,0; P.0, SO; SiO. C2 
40°57 2:30 4°71 2°95 3°54 26°98 3°78 3°38 13°42. 
Atston1a constricra. Palm, (Jaresb. 1863, 615; Watt's 
Dict, Sup. I, 101.) 
The bark of Alstonia constricta contains a neutral resinous bitter 
Principle (similar to cailcedrin and tulucunin), a volatile oil 
Nu.0 K20 NuCl CuO NyO Fe.0, Nus0,4 Sos P20s5 Si02 COs 
048 6-96 3-06 32°83 301 3-43 0-78 9°33 Tr. 15°60 23°50 
Atstonine. Von Mueller and Rummel. (C.8.J. KY, *) 
. Strong acids and alkalies decompose it tially © 
“Yaporation in the water ath, leaving a dark-coloured viscid acid 
=e The hydrochloride gives precipitates with the chlorides 
e potassio-m 
