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Areeka [areca] or Beetel Nuts, deprived of the outer covering

A pod of Cotton from Manila

Basket of the famous herb of which Matti [mate] is made

Chinese Tea pot

Seed of the Tea shrub taken by the donor from the plant in the Queen's garden near Rio de Ganeria [Janeiro]

Sample of the Coffee which grows wild in the mountains of Lucania [Lucena, Philippines]

A set of Chinese barbers instruments

A mantle Orniment, made of the Nautilus shells from Lucania [Lucena, Philippines]

A Chinese pillow

Sample of the grass called by the Natives of Lucania [Lucena, Philippines] Abaca

A pair of Manila slippers, the only kind in use by the women

Shells (Placuna placenta) used as an excellent substitute for glass, at Manila

Root of an unknown shrub, used at Manila as a substitute for soap