DRUGS. 



remarkable. Crawfurd remarks, however, that it is strange that Pliny, if 

 he meant the Clove, did not compare it to a nail, as every nation has 

 (clou, kloben, &c.) from the Chinese to the Dutch (kruidnagel, or herb 

 nail). Laivang is also the Archipelagic name of the Clove-Bark of Eastern 

 commerce, or Culilawan bark, obtained from several species of Cinnnmo- 

 mum. The Clove Bark, or Clove Cassia of Brazil, is from Dicypellium 

 caryophyllatum, like the species of Cinnamomum of the N. O. Lauracese. 

 See also " Condiments and Spices." 



Melaleuca minor. Smith. The Lesser Melaleuca. 



Linn. Syst. Polyadelphia Icosandria. 



The oil distilled from the leaf, Cajuputi oil. 



Vernacular. The o[\,Kayapooti-ke-tel, India. The tree, Kayu- 

 puti (white-wood), Moluccas. 



Habitat. Moluccas. 



Remarks. First described by Rumphius. See also " Oils and Oil- 

 seeds." 



Myrtus communis. W. Common Myrtle. 



Linn. Syst. Icosandria Monogynia. 



The berry. 



Vernacular. Vilati-mendee, Hind. Ass, Asbiree, Mowrid, Ismar, 

 Isferem, Arab. 



Habitat. South of Europe. 



Remarks. Mentioned in the Bible: Tne pvpo-ivr) of Hippocrates and 

 Dioscorides. Pliny states that myrtle berries were used as a condiment 

 before the introduction of pepper into Europe. The tree was sacred to 

 Venus. See " Condiments and Spices." 



Punica Granatum. Linn. Pomegranate. 



Linn. Syst. Icosandria Monogynia. 



The bud, the rind, and the root -bark. 



Vernacular. Darimba, Sans. Anar, Gulnar, Hind. Dalim, Darim, 

 Darmee, Beng. Madala, Mai. Madalum, Magilan, Tarn. 

 Dadima-pandoo, Pawn danimma, Tel. Delumghedie, Ccy. Human, 

 Rana, Kilkul, Arab. Anar, Pers. Delema, Malay. 



Habitat. Northern Africa, Armenia, Mazanderan, Bokhara, Cabul, 

 Cashmire. Cultivated widely in Asia. 



Remarks. Mentioned in the Bible (as Numb. xx. v. 5). Herodotus 

 calls the rind cridiov and the grains KOKKUVCS. See also " Fruits and Vege- 

 tables," and " Tans." 

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