Sulu
archipelago, the extreme southern group of the Philippine Islands sepextending beyond the western extreme of arating the Sulu and Celebes seas and Mindanao, westward to the north end of Borneo . Area, 1,361 square miles. Small islands form groups around a large one.
Of these the largest are Sulu (Jolo), 326 square miles; Tawi Tawi, 232 square miles; and Basilan, 478 square miles.
Pop. about 90,000. The islands are volcanic and Sulu Island has 12 important summits, the highest being 2,894 feet.
The people are Moro and are divided into two classes, the hillmen or agriculturists and the coast men or fishers. Rice and cacao are cultivated, and horses, cattle, no roads, but only mule tracks. Teak and ebony grow in the islands in abundance, besides several other valuable forest and water buffalo are raised. There are products. The mangosteen, breadfruit, orange, and banana grow luxuriantly, grow luxuriantly, luxuriantly, orange, and banana cultivated and wild. The islands were long under Spanish suzerainty, but were transferred to the United States Dec. 10, 1898. The capital was garrisoned May 19, 1899, and an agreement signed by the Sultan on Aug. 20, 1899. The Sultan is acknowledged as the nominal ruler, and the Moros are permitted to practice their religion.
SUMAC (Rhus), a genus of shrubs of the natural order Anacardiaceæ, with pinnate leaves and small flowers. They all have a lactescent acrid juice, and most of them possess valuable tanning properties . More than 70 species are known. R. known. R. coriaria is found in the countries about the Mediterranean. Its roots contain a brown, and its bark a yellow dye. The leaves and seeds are used in medicine as astringent and styptic, and the leaves are exported for use in tanning, dyeing, and calico printing.
R. typhina is an American species with branches, hence its common name of stag's-horn sumac. It produces small red berries, and is cultivated in European gardens for ornament. R. glabra, another American species, is also grown for ornament, and its berries and branches are used for dyeing purposes.
R. venenata, commonly called dogwood or poison sumac, is a shrub of the American swamps. It grows from 12 to 20 feet high, and produces greenish-white flowers.
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