[Kamefu] , from the flowering portion on the top of the plant

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Woolen blankets, then in a coating of banana leaves first sprinkled with
water, then placed in an oven heated up to about 140 deg. F. Here they
remain for twenty-four to forty-eight hours, according to the size of
the pods, the largest requiring the longest time. After this heating
they are exposed to the sun daily for fifty or sixty days, until they
are thoroughly dried and ready for the market. 423. VATERIA
INDICA.--This plant yields a useful gum resin, called Indian copal,
piney varnish, white dammar, or gum anine. The resin is procured by
cutting a notch in the tree, so that the juice may flow out and become
hardened. It is used as a varnish for pictures, carriages, etc. On the
Malabar coast it is manufactured into candles, which burn with a clear
light and an agreeable fragrance. The Portuguese employ this resin
instead of incense. Ornaments are fashioned from it under the name of
amber. It is