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ing quite plastic and rather sticky, and only hardened a little on 
standing. . 
Xo ^ Gutta Taban Me rah from Palaquium gutta, from Penang 
Forests. 
■| his was a rounded mass which presented a mottled appear- 
: ^ A i niir varvino- from light brown to nearly white. _ A Ian 
ance - J eJetotde matter was present, chiefly small pieces ol 
amount of ^ hard ' and tena cious. It softened in 
to, water, becoming quite plastic but not at all sticky, and regained 
its original condition on standing. 
Chemical Examination. 
The samples were submitted to- chemical examination in the 
Scientific and technical Department of the Imperial Institute, and 
the results are given in the following table . 
■jt fluai'/ir rrtvf ulnta cllltOH< y \ . Pti, 
