CORTEX CINNAMO^TT. 





bark. It is very deficient in aromatic qualities, and quite unfit for use 

 in pharmacy. 



In most other countries into which Cinnamomuui zcylanicmn has 

 been transphmted, it has been found that, ])artly from its tendency to 

 pass into ncAv varieties and partly perhaps from want of careful cultiva- 

 tion and the absence of the skilled cinnamon-peeler, it yields a bark 

 appreciably different from that of Ceylon. Of other cinnamon-producing 

 districts, those of Southern India may be mentioned as affording the 

 Malabar or Tlnnevelly, and the Tellidtcvry Cinnamon of commerce, the 

 latter beinor ahnost as £rood as the cinnamon of Ce\don/ The cultiva- 



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tion in Java commenced in 1825, The plant, accordinrr to Miquel, is a 

 variety of 0. zeylaniciim, distinguished by its very large leaves which are 

 frequently 8 inches long by Scinches broad. The island exported in 



1870, 1109 peculs (147,860 Ik); in 1871 only 44G peculs (59,406 \h,).\ 



Cinnamon is also grown in the French coloiiy of Guyana and in 

 Brazil, but on an insignificant scale. The samples of the bark from 

 those countries which we have examined are quite unlike the cinnamon 

 of Ceylon. That of Brazil in particular has evidently been taken from 

 stems several years old. 



The importations of cinnamon into the United Kingdom from Ceylon 

 are shown by the following figures : — 



1867 1869 1870 1871 1872 1876 



859,0341b. 2,611,4731b. 2,148,4051b. 1,430,518 lb. 1,015, 4Gllb. l,33f»,0t;0lb. 



During 1872, 56,0001b. of cinnamon were imported from other 

 countries. 



Description— Ceylon cinnamon of the finest description is iinporteJ 

 in the form of sticks, about 40 inches in length and •' of an incli in 

 thickness, formed of tubular pieces of bark about a foot long dexter- 

 ously arranged one within the other, so as to form an even rod of con- 

 siderable firmness and solidity, The quills of bark are not rolled up as 

 simple tubes, but each side curls inwards so as to form a channel with 

 in-curving sides, a circumstance that gives to the entire stick a somewhat 

 flattened cylindrical form. The bark composing the stick is extremely 

 thin, measuring often no more than xono of an inch in thickness It has a 

 light brown, dull surface, faintly marked with shining wavy lines, and 

 bearing here and there scars or holes at the points of insertion ol lca^e.s 

 or twigs. The inner surface of the bark is of a darker hue. ihe bark 

 is brittle and splintery, with a fragrant odour, pecuhar to itsclt ana tne 

 allied barks of the same genus. Its taste is saccharine, pungent, ana 

 aromatic, , , 



. The bales of cinnamon which arrive in London are al ^7>«/^-P^J.^^^ 

 in the dock warehouses, in doing which a certain amount ot break^^e 

 occurs. The spice so injured is kept separate and^ sold asjbwr/fi Oi«- 



"Jmwoji, and is very genei 

 often of excellent quality. 



M 



^^ aceutical purposes. It is 



By the peeling above desc'ribed Ceylon 

 cmnamon is deprived of the suberous coat and the greater part ot he 

 nuddle cortical layer, so that it almost consists of tlic mere liber {emh 



^ Some of it however iB very tbicb, though ' Consular I?'pom Aug. 1873. 952. 



neatly quille<l. 



