Cases 32 and 3 2 A, — Economic and Medicinal Plants. 
Case 34.— Paraguayan Seeds, Cereals, and Oils. 
BRAZIL. 
Case 34A. — The Woods of Santa Catharina and Espiritu 
Santo. 
Though the specimens in these collections are small, they rep- 
resent a very complete and highly valuable series, and are especi- 
ally useful for study, and comparison with the other states of 
Brazil. 
Walls and Center=Piece.— Commercial Woods of Brazil. 
The color forms of the Brazilian “Pine” {Araucaria) here 
exhibited compare well with the useful forms of Cryptomeria of 
Japan— forms, it is true, that are due to diseased conditions, but 
highly ornamental and useful. The beautiful Pao Amaillo cannot 
fail to attract and please. This species will doubtless be largely 
exported in the future, as it has attracted very favorable notice 
here. 
Case 35. — The Woods of Pernambuco. 
Case 35A. — Woods of Ceara. 
Wall. — The Woods of Parana. 
This set is one of the most complete and uniform wood collec- 
tions sent here from Brazil, and represents a large outlay of time 
and money. 
Cases 36 and 36A. — Bast Fibers. 
Notable in this case is the wonderful “natural oakum,” a bast 
that requires but slight preparation to fit it for the calking iron. 
West Wall. — The Woods of Minas Geraes and Para. 
A large and valuable set of trunk specimens, notable among 
which are rosewood, snakewood, violet, and the indispensable 
Brazilian cedar. 
Cases 37 and 37A,— Medicinal Plants. 
Brazil is especially rich in medicinal plants. It is from this 
country that many of our most useful plant medicines are derived ; 
notably, sarsaparilla and copaiva. 
Cases 38 and 38 A, — Rubber. 
The principal product of Brazil, next to coffee and sugar, is 
the so-called India I?.ubber. for which the Amazon and its tribu- 
taries are famous. Seventy-five percent, of the product is exported 
