Us bathing. The seeds are used by Indian jewelers as weights, e

The Wampee. This fruit is a globular berry, with five or fewer
compartments filled with juice. It is much esteemed in China. 138.
COPAIFERA OFFICINALIS.--This tree yields balsam of copaiba, used in
medicine. The balsam is collected by making incisions in the stem, when
the liquor is said to pour out copiously; as it exudes it is thin and
colorless, but immediately thickens and changes to a clear yellow. Like
many other balsams, it is nearly allied to the turpentines; it has a
moderately agreeable smell, and a bitter, biting taste of considerable
duration. Distilled with water it yields a limpid essential oil. 139.
COPERNICA CERIFERA.--The Carnuba, or wax palm of Brazil. It grows about
40 feet high, and has a trunk 6 or 8 inches thick, composed of very hard
wood, which is commonly employed in Brazil for building and other
purposes. The upper part of the young stem is soft, and yields a kind of
sago, and the bitter fruits are eaten by the Indians. The young leaves
are coated with wax, called Carnaub wax, which is detached by shaking
them, and then melted and run into cakes; it is harder than beeswax, and
has been used for making candles. The leaves are used for thatch, and,
when young, are eaten by cattle. 140. COPROSMA ROBUSTA.--A cinchonaceous
shrub. The leaves of this plant were formerly used in some of the
religious ceremonies of the New Zealanders. 141. CORDIA MYXA.--This
produces succulent, mu