Catalogue of the collections / compiled by E.M. Holmes.

Date:
1878
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    187. Cbkatonia siliqua, L. (Kharoub.) a. Leaves and frait. {Garob beans, Locust beans, 8t. John's bread.) Note—Tina specimen was presented by Mr. Squire. The pods have been recommended for improving the voice. They have been imported from Spain under the name of algarobo beans (see Prosopis paUida). P. J. [1], vol. iii., p. 79. The seed is said to have formed the original carat of jewellers. Bentley, Man. Bot., p. 502. The pods are used in the manufacture of cattle food, Treas. Bot., p. 254. 188. CoPAiFERA MULTiJUGA, Hayne. a. Oleoresin, from Angostura. Presented by Dr. Christi- son. b. Ditto. (Balsam of Gopaiba.') c. Viscid resin. Per. Mat. Med., vol. ii., pt. ii., pp, 367, 368. d. Copaivic acid. e. Volatile oil. Note.—The specimen from Angostura is much darker coloured and thicker than specimen b, and is probably yielded by a different species. For fig. of several species, see Per. Mat. Bled., vol. ii., pt. ii., p. 365 ; for solution of, P. J. [1], vol. i., p. 655 ; for pills, P. J. [1], vol. iii., p. 66 ; [2], vol. viL, p. 326; for cohesion figures, P. J. [2], vol. v., p. 387; variety of, P. J. [1], vol. viii., p. 581. Por fig. of plant, see Bentletj and Trimen, Med. Plants, tab. 93. 189. CoPAiFERA TRAPEZiFOLiA, Hayne. a. Oleoresin. b. Section of trunk. Note.—The specimen a is labelled thus: Taken by myself, as also the accompanying specimen of the wood bark and leaves of the same, cut down for the purpose, July, 1843, near the plantation of Santa Maria, in the district of Macahe. Thos. K. Goodbarn. Specimen a is the one alluded to in P. J. [1], vol. vi., p. 14. 190. DaLBEEGIA AEBOREA, Willd. ; PoNGAMIA GLABRA, Vent. a. Fixed oil. (Poonga Oil.) Note.—The oil is highly esteemed by the natives of India as a remedy in skin diseases. Ind. Pharm., p. 79; Jouni. Agri. Hort. Sac. of India, vol. X., pt. ii., p. 223, 1851; for legumes and seeds, see Collection of Indian Drugs. A specimen of the plant is in the Herbarium of the Society, 191. Eeythrophlceum Guineense, Don. (Sassy Bark Tree.) a. Legume and twigs. 6. Flowers, portion stem, and leaves preserved wet. c. Bark. Note.—The bark is used as an ordeal poison in West Africa. These specimens were presented by Mr. W. Procter, jun., to whom they were forwarded by Dr. S. F. McGill from Cape Palmas, Liberia. Am. Journ. Pharm., October, 1851, pp. 301-311; July, 1852, pp. 195-202; P, J., vol. xvi., pp. 233-373,