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Analysis of Ipecacuanha Root. 
By M. G. S. Blake, b, sc. 
Potash 
Soda 
Lime 
Magnesia 
Manganous Oxide 
Phosphoric Oxide 
Sulphuric Oxide • 
Silica 
Chlorine 
(The Pharmaceutical Journal and Pharmacist). 
June 5th 1909 , p. 765. 
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SHOREA LEPROSULA, MIQ., 44 SERAYA 
“SERAYA BATU.” 
P LATE HI. 
Shored leprosula , the subject of our illustration this 
month is a lofty tree over 100 ft. tall occunung abundantly 
in the jungles of the Malay Peninsula. The timber well 
known as Serava Batu or Seraya is derived from this tree 
and is largelv' used for planks, boxes, etc., but it would 
appear to be much inferior to timber obtained from other 
species of Slmrea notably Sal. (Shorea robusta ), Damar 
l j )Ut The natural order to which Shorea leprosula belongs, 
name l v Dipterocarpece, supplies the largest number of im- 
portant timbers of any group m this region e^ei^sak 
they do such well known lands as Meranti, Chengei, Kesak, 
Giam, Damar Lout and Camphor "wood. . . 
As a rule the Shoreas flower only once m six yedis 
when the weather is very dry and hot This makes the pro- 
pagation of this tree somewhat troublesome. The seed is 
