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Artocarpus Lakoocha, Roxb.— A large tree, nearly allied to tht 

 'Bread Fruit and Jack Fruit. It is not so important for its small fruit 

 which is eaten in curries, as for its wood, which is hard and yellow, 

 taking a good polish. A fibre is prepared from the bark, used for 

 cordage. 



It is a native of India and Ceylon. {Urticacett.) 



Artocarpus nobilis, Thw. — Another species of the same genus, also 

 a large tree. The seeds -are roasted and eaten. The wood is used for 

 . furniture and canoes, as in A. Lakoocha. 



It is a native of Ceylon. ( Urticaceoe.) 



Bauhinia variegata, Linn. — A small shrubby tree with deciduous 

 leaves and very ornamental large flowers, which vary greatly in colour 

 from ^white variegated with yellowish green to rose variegated with 

 crimson, cream- colour and purple. Bauhinia Candida is a white variety. 



It is native of India and China, but is common in Jamaica. 



The bark is described by Watt as " alterative, tonic, and astringent, 

 useful in scrofula, skin diseases and ulcers." It is also used in dyeing 

 and tanning. The root in decoction is given in dyspepsia and flatu- 

 lency ; the flowers with sugar as a gentle laxative." {Leguminosct.) 



Bauhinia megalandra, Griseb., is another tree of the same genus, a 

 native of some of the W. Indian Islands. It is one of the trees known 

 as Mountain Ebony, but the wood of the Bauhinias, though tough and 

 hard, is too small to be of much value. 



Bauhinia Yahlii, W. & A. is an enormous climber, doing in this 

 way damage to forest trees in India, but it is very useful, as the strong 

 fibre of the bark is made into ropes. 



Carapa guianensis, Aubl. The Carapa tree of Guiana grows to a 

 height of 60 to 80 feet. The timber is light, having a specific gravity 

 of 0.603, but it takes a good polish, and is used for making furniture ; 

 also employed for shingles, and for masts and spars of ships. The bark 

 is astringent, is used for tanning, and medicinally as a febrifuge. The 

 large, round fruit contains several oily seeds, from which is obtained a 

 lamp oil. It also grows in Brazil and some of the West Indian 

 Islands. — (Meliacece.) 



CouRoupiTA GUIANENSIS, Aubl., the Cannon Ball Tree, so-called from 

 the size and shape of the fruit. The pulp is of a pleasant flavour, 

 and the hard, wooden shells are used as drinking vessels, &c. The 

 flowers are large, whitish or rose coloured, forming clusters on the trunk 

 and branches, The stamens are remarkable ; they cover a ring round 

 the centre of the flower ; this ring is expanded on one side , the expan- 

 sion is as broad as the ring, flat, and gradually turns over the centre, 

 forming there a semi-globular hood, concealing the ovary, and covered 

 on its inner surface also with stamens, which alone are fertile. — Lecy- 

 thidecB ; Myrtacecs, 



PiosPYROs DISCOLOR, Willd,, the Mabola tree, is one of the woods af- 

 fording Ebony. It is a native of the Phillipines The fruit, called 

 Mabola, is edible. — (Ebenacece.) 



Pterocarpus Draco, Linn. This is a native Dragons Blood Tree. 

 tWhen an incision is made in the bark, drops of red sap ooze out, which 



