oot
in diameter are selected and cut into junks of the same length as
the sack required. The outer bark is then removed and the inner
bark loosened by pounding, so that it can be separated by turning
it inside out. Sometimes a small piece of the wood is left to form
the bottom of the sack. The fruit exudes a milky, viscid juice,
which hardens into the consistency of beeswax, but becomes black
and shining.

37. ANTIDESMA BUNIAS.--An East India plant which produces small,
intensely black fruit about the size of a currant, used in making
preserves. The bark furnishes a good fiber, which is utilized in
the manufacture of ropes. A decoction of the leaves is a reputed
cure for snake bites. The whole plant is very bitter.

38. ARALIA PAPYRIFERA.--The Chinese rice paper plant. The stems are
filled with pith of very fine texture and white as snow, from
which is derived the article known as rice paper, much used in
preparing artificial flowers.

39. ARAUCARIA BIDWILLII.--The Bunya-Bunya of Australia, which forms a
large tree, reaching from 150 to 200 feet in height. The cones are
very large, and contain one hundred to one hundred and fifty
seeds, which are highly prized by the aborigines as food. They are
best when roasted in the shell, cracked between two stones and
eaten while hot. In flavor they resemble roasted chestnuts. During
the season of the ripening of these seeds the natives grow sleek
and fat. That part of the country where these trees most abound is
called the Bunya-Bunya country.

40. ARAUCARIA BRASILIENSIS.--The Brazilian Araucaria, which grows at
great elevations. The seeds of this tree are commonly sold in the
markets of Rio Janeiro as an article of food. The resinous matter
which exudes from the trunk is employed in the manufacture of
candles.

41. ARAUCARIA CUNNINGHAMII.--The Morton Bay pine. This Australian tree
forms a very straight trunk, and yields a timber of much
commercial importance in Sidney and other ports. It is chiefly
used for house building and some of the heavier articles of
furniture.

42. ARAUCARIA EXCELSA.--This very elegant evergreen is a native of
Norfolk Island. Few plants can compare with it in beauty and
regularity of growth. The wood is of no particular value, although
used for b