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when mature, the flowerstalks are elongated when in fruit, the petals 
are lanceolate, one and one-half inches long and one-third inch wide. 
The fleshy fruit is oblong-cylindrical, green or the color of a ripe 
olive, and little less than an inch long. 
The Hang Hang is a native of Burmah, Java, Tenasserim and the 
Philippines, but has been in cultivation in many parts of India and 
other tropical countries on account of its sweet-smelling flowers. In 
Honolulu the tree is not uncommon, and may be found in a great 
many private grounds as well as in the Government Nursery and a 
few public parks. 
An oil prepared from the flowers is known as Otto of Hang and 
is highly esteemed. The flowers are distilled in large quantities 
for the valuable perfume oil which is frequently blended with pimento, 
rose, tuberose and jasmine in the preparation of handkerchief per- 
fumes. 
The wood of the Hang Hang is soft and white, and not very dur- 
able. The Samoans make small canoes of it, while the Malayans 
hollow out the trunks into drums or tomtoms. The flowers are often 
strung into wreaths and garlands by the South Sea Islanders. The 
tree may be readily propagated from cuttings or seeds ; it thrives well 
in moist warm climates, and flowers and fruits all the year round. 
The oil of the Hang Hang, valuable as a perfume oil, is exported 
from the Philippines in steadily increasing quantities, amounting in 
value to over one hundred thousand dollars annually. 
Artabotrys uncinatus (L.) Merrill, also known as Hang-Hang, 
is a scandent woody shrub, glabrous throughout. The flowers are 
fragrant, solitary or in pairs. The ripe fruit is about 2 inches long, 
obovoid and yellow 7 . It is a native of India and Ceylon, but is now 
cultivated in many tropical countries. In Honolulu it is trained into 
arbors and made to climb over trees and verandas. Specimens may 
be seen in Dr. Cooper's premises opposite the Normal School and 
also on Wilder Avenue. The odor of the strongly scented flowers 
reminds one very much of that of Canangium odoratum. 
MYRISTICACEAE 
Of the Myristicaceac or Nutmeg Family, the Nutmeg, Myristica 
fragrans Houtt. is the only member cultivated in Honolulu. In 
fact there is only one single male tree to be found ; it grows in Mrs. 
M. E. Foster's premises and was introduced by Dr. W. Hillebrand. 
