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BOTANY AND PHARMACOGNOSY. 



Cinnainoniiim seylanicuin, which is the source of the Ceylon 

 cinnamon (p. 513), is a small, handsome, evergreen tree with op- 

 posite, coriaceous, broadly lanceolate, 3- to 5-nerved leaves (Fig. 

 146). The flowers are yellowish-white, hermaphrodite, or both 



Fig. 146. Young plant of Cinnamomum zeylanicum grown from cutting. 



pistillate and staminate. The fruit is a black, ovoid berry. The 

 oil of Ceylon cinnamon from the bark and branches is charac- 

 terized by its content of cinnamic aldehyde ; from the leaves by 

 eugenol ; and from the root bark by camphor. ' C. Cassia 

 which yields Cassia cinnamon is a tree growing in China, 

 Svmiatra, and cultivated in Java. It has long, oblong-lanceolate 

 leaves which are pubescent on the lower surface. Cassia cinna- 



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