Callitris Quadrivalvis
This coniferous plant is a native of Barbary. It yields a hard, durable, and fragrant timber, and is much employed in the erection of mosques, etc., by the Africans of the North. The resin that exudes...
This coniferous plant is a native of
Barbary. It yields a hard, durable, and fragrant timber, and is
much employed in the erection of mosques, etc., by the Africans of
the North. The resin that exudes from the tree is used in varnish
under the name of gum-sandarach. In powder it forms a principal
ingredient of the article known as pounce.
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