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Cloves. The unexpanded flowers of a species 

 of nixrtle, a small evergreen tree which is aromatic 

 in all its parts. The buds are first cleaned and dried, 

 then darkened by smoking them over a wood hre. 



Flame Tree. This large, wide-spreading tree is 

 cultivated a-s an ornamental. The leaves are large 

 and feathery. The flowers are borne in clusters 

 and are nearly three inches long, four of the petals 

 being scarlet and one white with orange spots. The 

 ripe pods are of immense size, about two feet in 

 length. 



Fustic. The wood is yellow and yields a yellow dye. 



Golden Fig. This tree begins as a parasite, 

 sprouting in the cracks oi other trees and the roots 

 growing down until they reach the ground, when 

 they form new trunks like the banyan. It makes 

 an excellent shade. The fruits are yellow or red. 



GuAVA. A small tree with rough bark and brown 

 or reddish wood, which is heavy and strong. The 

 flowers resemble cherry blossoms. The fruit is 

 round or pear-shaped and two or three inches in di- 

 ameter. The famous guava jelly, so well known in 

 the West Indies and on ships touching at West In- 

 dian ports, is made from the fruit of this tree. 



Hog Plum. This tree is much used for fence- 

 posts, which begin to grow as soon as put into the 



