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INCENSE. 
Sty rax benzoin, L. ( Styracece .) 
Kemenyan (Mai.) . Gum Benjamin, Benzoin. 
The tree producing this gum-resin occurs in the forests of the 
Malay Peninsula, from Singapore northwards. It is a tall, slender 
tree, with grey bark and leaves, dull green above and white beneath. 
The gum benjamin is obtained either by simply cutting the tree, 
or by cutting a hole in the stem and lighting a fire in it, when the 
gum exudes into the hole and is collected. The gum obtained 
from Siam and Sumatra are said to be derived from a different 
species of tree, but of this we have no certain information. It is 
used for making incense. 
Spec. 86a Black benzoin, from Negri Sembilan. 
86 Do., „ Malacca. 
85 White benzoin „ Malacca. 
83 Do., „ Perak. 
82 Do., „ Tampin, Negri Sembilan. 
84 Siamese, from Paterson, Simons & Co., Singa- 
pore. 
80 Sumatra, from Padang, from Guthrie & Co. 
81 Do., from Palembang, from Guthrie & Co. 
Aquilaria malaccensis , Hook. ( Thymeleacece .) 
* Gahaku (Mai.). Lion Aloes. 
A large free widely scattered throughout the Malay Peninsula 
occurring in the bigger jungles. The heart- wood of the old trees 
is the part used. It has a great reputation as an incense. 
It is generally collected by the aborigines and sold to the Ma- 
lays. Only certain trees contain the product, and the collectors 
know which are good by the knotty appearance of the stem. 
Spec. 87 Gaharu wood, from Sri Menanti. 
88 Do., „ Tampin. 
89, 91 Do., „ Batang Padang, Perak. 
90 Do., „ Malacca. 
TOBACCO. 
Nicotiana tabacum, L. ( Solanjhew .) 
Tombak (Mai.). 
Spec. 872 from Kuala Kangsa, Perak. 
Tobacco has as yet not been cultivated to any extent in the 
Malay Peninsula, and indeed when tried has not proved very suc- 
cessful. The Malays have planted it in Singapore and Perak at 
different times in small quantities. 
BIAK LEAVES. 
Nauclea sp. (Rubiacece.) 
Spec. 371 from Perak. 
