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a condiment (see p. 66, supra], are employed in medi- 

 cine as a stimulant. The seeds are imported via 

 Batavia and Singapore. They are noticeable struc- 

 turally for the * ruminated ' or marbled appearance 

 seen in section, due to the folding of the inner seed- 

 coat into the albumen, and for the ' aril,' or Mace.* 



LAURINE/E. 



Sassafras officinale, Nees, Laurus Sassafras, L., the 

 SASSAFRAS of the United States, is aromatic, 

 especially in the wood, root, and root-bark, and is dis- 

 tilled chiefly in its native country to flavour soap, 

 tobacco, and drinks.-f- It is is said to be sudorific. 



Cinnamomum Camphora, Fr. Nees and Ebermaier, 

 Laurus Camphora, L., the CAMPHOR LAUREL, yields 

 the true CAMPHOR, C 10 H 16 O, a volatile, crystalline 

 sublimate from the wood, prepared in Japan and 

 Formosa, long valued as a perfume and medicine. We 

 import over roo tons of refined, and 600 tons of un- 

 refined, camphor annually. Camphor is a stimulant, 

 and is considerably used in an alcoholic solution. 



C. zeylanicum, Breyne, a variable species, is the 

 main source of CINNAMON ; and other species, such as 

 C. Cassia, Bl., and C. iners, Reinw., of CASSIA 

 LlGNEA, both which are used as stimulants and 

 cordials, but mainly as spices (see p. 67, supra}.\ 



Cinnamomum Cassia, BL, of Southern China, is 

 generally stated to be the source of CASSIA LlGNEA, 

 or CASSIA BARK, which, though used as a cordial and 



* Bentley and Trimen, iii., pi. 218. 



t Ibid., pi. 220. 'American Journal of Pharmacy,' 1871, 

 p. 470. 



J. Bentley and Trimen, iii, pi. 223, 224. 



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