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SPICES (continued} PAGE 



Pimento . . . . / '.' . . .188 



Soil and Climate . 188 



Formation of a pimento walk -. . . .188 



Crops . . . l8 9 

 Bay leaves \. 



Cinnamon . . . I 9 

 Soil and Climate 



Propagation . . I 9 l 



Cultivation ... , f T 9 2 



Harvesting . . > .. . *92 



Oil ... 193 



CHAPTER IX. 



SPICES (continued) J 94 



Ginger I 94 



Soil and Climate ,. J 94 

 Propagation ... 



Cultivation ..... *95 

 Crops . 



Cardamoms . . . . .196 

 Soil and Climate 

 Propagation 



Cultivation ... .198 



Crops J 9 



Pepper . . 2O 



Soil .... -200 



Climate . 



Propagation . * . ' 



Cultivation .... .201 



Crops 202 



White Pepper . ... .203 



Vanilla ..... . . 203 



Soil and Climate 



Propagation . . . . 2O 4 



Cultivation .... .204 



Fertilisation of the flowers . . . 2o6 



Crops . ... . - -208 



Curing 2O 9 



Packing . . . . 2O 9 



CHAPTER X. 



TOBACCO . . -. -. . . . 211 



Soil . '. . . . . . - 212 



Climate . .212 



