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FIG. 304. Cutting cinnamon in Ceylon. Cinnamomum zeylanicum is a native of the 

 forests of Ceylon and is extensively cultivated, not only on the western coast of that island 

 but in other countries of tropical Asia. The manner of cultivation is such that a number of 

 stems are allowed to grow from a single root. When of sufficient height these are cut down 

 and the smaller branches removed, as shown in the illustration. The bark is then separated 

 from the thicker portion of the stems, gathered into bundles and placed under mats until 

 a slight fermentation takes place. After the corky layer is removed the product is ready 

 for the market. Reproduced by permission of The Philadelphia Commercial Museum. 



Cinnamomum Camphora, or the camphor tree, is indigenous to 

 China, Japan and Formosa, and is now cultivated in many warm 

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