NECKLACES. 
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Woman’s Tongue, orSiris Tree. 
Albizzia Lebbek. Order Leguminosae. A me- 
dium-sized tree, native of India, Burma, Ceylon, 
&c., but naturalized here and very common in the 
lowlands of St. Andrew. 
The loose seeds in the dry pods, which are pro- 
duced in great abundance, are shaken by every 
light wind and make a clattering noise which some 
unkind person, probably a woman herself, likened 
to a woman’s tongue on active service.” It serves 
little useful purpose here and is very difficult to 
get rid of as numerous others readily spring up 
round the parent tree. In India, however, this tree 
is of considerable economic value. 
(For description of seed see List, No. 25.) 
JEWELRY. 
Late development. Several of our local 
jewellers have within the last few years de- 
veloped a prosperous trade in jewelry made 
by mounting with silver certain of the seeds 
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described in connection with necklaces 
( P . 34.) 
Articles. These include brooches, brace- 
lets, charms, links, rings, scarf pins, hat pins, 
scarf rings or tie slides. The rings and tie 
slides are almost exclusively made from the 
gru-gru nut. 
Seeds. Nickers (yellow and grey), Lucky 
beans, Horse beans (red and yellow), Wild 
Chocolate, Casuarina, Fustic, Cashew-nut, 
Jerusalem seeds, Job’s tears. (See p. 36-42 
for further details about seeds.) 
Coins. Our threepenny pieces are made 
into salt spoons. The various silver coins are 
