VEGETABLE SUBSTANCES. 



True Cinnamon Laurus cinnamamum. 



ment in Ceylon, cinnamon was made by them a lu- 

 crative article of trade, and one which they strove by 

 every means wholly to monopolize, this tree was not 

 made by them an object of cultivation in Ceylon until 

 1766. Before that period cinnamon was collected in 

 the forests and jungles, since an idea prevailed that 

 its excellence depended on its spontaneous growth, 

 and that if once subjected to culture it would no lon- 

 ger be genuine. 



When Falk was appointed Governor of Ceylon, 

 he felt the inconvenience of depending for a regular 

 supply on such a resource, the more especially as the 



