TilE GUM TRKK 



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iIh'TO nf a swort fa.*to, wliicli is t'tttcii )>v tin' 

 natives and liirds, find is also a source oi" attrac- 

 tion to iimltitndL's of ants and other insects ; 

 the <5^p«wlf» Sim trii«)igul«wr^ and coittain tlwe 

 flat black seeds in ^sl^fict c^Us. 



If SL'crL'tes a vellow sj,'ntn, resembling very mncli 

 111 appearance, tLongh not in <ju;ditv, the ,<iain~ 

 Ijoge; externally it has a dnll ycliow appear- 

 aneej. hali hmka -vrfili a bright ydlmr fyi&ixm^ 

 and 18 tfyguL ^krmk^ iM&tmUf w^k red. In 



its natural sta|» H bits no fragrant smell, but 

 by the action of fire it dii^lls^'s an agreeable 

 odour, resembling that produced by frankin- 

 eensG, immn^ of wM^, IMi^ire^ ii lm 

 tised in Hkt itdmsm CathoHc efa^tiqiies tbe 

 continent. It cxudt^s spontaneously from the 

 trunk, in very small j>loInileSj and is foumi in 

 very thin layers about the bases of tlic petioles 

 isi ^ learas, kit wAj be ni^lt^d into hxge 



Tlws resin (more commonly tnown as the 

 gum acaroides) is slightly bitter, ptnigent and 

 astringent, and has been used in dyspe^Jtic, dy- 

 senteric, and otiier cases • but not ivitli suclx 

 suiSccss as to oaiifte it to^ be admteeA into otnr 



nuiterla iiuHlica. 



The iioral licaiitics were |)rofiisrly bnisln'il, 

 and the brilliancy and gaiety tliey impart to the 



