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nature 47, 142-143 (08 December 1892) | doi:10.1038/047142a0
Japanese Camphor
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THE United States Consul at Osaka gives in a recent report the following particulars, reprinted from the November number of the Board of TradcJourna4 respecting the Japanese camphor trade The camphor tree, from which the resinous gum is distilled, is a species of the laurel, and is found in the provinces of Tosa, Hiuga, and Satsuma, in the south of Japan. Large groves of the trees are owned by the Japanese Government, the wood being very desirable for shipbuilding.
