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Allspice. This spice, combining the flavors of 

 various spices, comes from the pimento tree, which 

 is planted in rows Uke an orchard. The berries are 



Fig. 43. A pimento grove. 



gathered before they are ripe and dried quickly in 

 the sun, becoming reddish-brown. Parrots otten 

 wantonly destroy a part of the crop by cutting ofl- 

 the clusters of green fruit. 



Annatto. a small, handsome tree with large. 



