n the form of a tri- angle, and the varnish exudes of about the consistency of liquid pitch, which slowly collects in an oblong shell inserted just beneath. The natives collect this var- nish in bamboo pails by scooping it out of the shell with a finger previously moistened to prevent the varnish…
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