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rotang, papyrus, etc. designed to shew the dif- 

 ference between their organization and that of 

 trees with two seminal leaves. There is also a 

 trunk of the xanthorrea resinosa, which affords 

 a resin resembling pitch and proper for the same 

 uses(i); its wood of a red colour and clothed 

 with a very thick bark, is remarkable for the 

 appearance of medullary rays, though upon atten- 

 tive examination it is found to be organized like 

 other trees of this class. 



The third cabinet contains specimens of indi- 

 genous wood, in plates 6 inches by 8, together 

 with transverse sections ; the fourth, a collec- 

 tion of wood from Cayenne, proper for cabinet- 

 making, labelled with the names used in com- 

 merce (2). The four opposite compartments, 

 between the window and the passage to the 

 second gallery, are filled with a miscellaneous 

 collection of the most beautiful species of foreign 

 wood used in cabinet-making, which formed a 

 part of the former cabinet : most of these samples 

 are remarkable for their colour, and several of 

 them from China are inscribed with the Chinese 

 names. 



Of the six remaining compartments, the two 



(1) See Freycinet's Voyage of Discovery, p. 4.1. 



(2) This collection was presented to the Museum by M. Jacob, 



cabinet-maker. 



