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dried in the sun^ tlie oily and agreeable sweetness 

 of the inner bark is diffused through the whole. 

 If the trees are more than fifteen or sixteen years 

 old, the bark by degrees loses its aromatic quality, 

 and has more the taste of Camphor. When the bark 

 is stripped off, the tree is cut down, and new shoots 

 put forth from the stool. 



The use of the Cinnamon tree is not confined to 

 the bark; the leaves, fruit, and root, all yield oils of 

 different qualities, and of considerable value. That 

 produced from the leaves is called Oil of Cloves; that 

 from the fruit is extremly fragrant, and of a thick 

 consistence, and at Ceylon is said to be made into 

 candles for the sole use of the king. The bark from 

 the root of the tree not only affords an aromatic oil, 

 which has been called Oil of Camphor, but also a 

 species of Camphor which is purer and whiter «than 

 common Camphor. 



The Cinnamon tree is also cultivated in the islands 

 of the West Indies. 



ORDER 2. 



No British Plant of this Order. 



RHUBARB. This plant is a native of Tartary trigynia. 

 and China, near to the great wall. It blossoms in 

 April and May. Of this genus there are seven species, ti^^^- 

 but the root of the Rheum Palmatum is the drug 

 that is sold in the shops. 



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