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CUTCH. 



Cutch, the produce of a species of acacia, indigenous in 

 Burmah, is an article of merchandise, and large quanti- 

 ties of it are consumed by the natives with their betel. 

 Acacia Catechu. 



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SEA-COCOANUT. 



This is not the famous Cocos des mer of the Seychelles, 

 so long the wonder of the world ; but a tree very common 

 in the mangrove swamps; and growing near the shore, its 

 fruit falls into the water and floats out upon the sea, which 

 gives rise to its name. The fruit is not edible, but is 

 exceedingly astringent, and regarded by the natives as a 

 specific in cholera. 



Xylocarpus Granatum. 



BLACK-PEPPER. 



The black pepper \ine is often seen creeping up the 

 trees, but it is not indigenous. 

 Piper nigrum. 



LONG-PEPPER. 



Long-pepper is in the bazars, but I have never noticed 

 it growing. 



Piper Ion gum. 



GINGEli. 



Ginger is cultivated to a small extent, and some of the 

 Chinese make a ginger preserve of the green roots, in 

 imitation of that which comes from China. 

 Zingiber officinale. 

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