FOOTNOTES

[82] It unites with linseed oil at lower temperatures than other gums of its kind.

[83] Fossil Kauri gum has sold for one thousand to fifteen hundred dollars per ton.

[84] One mass of two hundred and twenty pounds has been reported (R. Ingham Clark, F.R.G.S.: "Notes on Fossil Resins," published by C. Letts & Co., London).

Correspondence Professor Alvah H. Sabin, New York City; Messrs. Pratt & Lambert, New York City.

PLATE 28. KAURI PINE (Dammara australis).

Top--From R. Ingham Clark, by courtesy of Messrs. Pratt & Lambert.

Bottom--Fragments of Gum one-quarter natural size. "Fossil gum" at right and centre.