There are two species, in both the leaf is lanceolate, dark green, glossy, hard, and brittle, and from both a thick milky juice exudes, while the fruit is like a long black pod, red at the end. One ...

THE following note has been communicated to us by the Rev. Dr. Parker, a well-known missionary in Madagasear. The story reminds one of the old myth about the Upas in Java. No light can be thrown upon ...