Excerpt from Bulletin of the Imperial Institute, 1919, Vol. 17 Selected Reports from the Scientific and Technical Department. These reports, which are issued in the Miscellaneous Series Of Colonial Reports, contain a summary Of the results Of technical and commercial investigation Of raw materials conducted in the Scientific and Technical Research Depart ment Of the Imperial Institute since 1903. Five Of these Selected Reports have been published: Part I. Fibres Part II. Gums and Resins Part III Foodstuffs Part IV. Rubber and Gutta Percha Part V. Oil seeds, Oils, Fats and Waxes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.