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form and colour. It comes from the Antilles and the neighbouring 

 countries of South America in long, rather large rolls of a pale 

 orange yellow colour, somewhat ash-coloured outside, and of a uni- 

 form whitish tint within ; it is thin, brittle, and rich in volatile oil. 

 It is still pretty often used in medicine.' The genus Cinnamodendron 

 furnishes two practically useful barks : 1st, that of C axillare 

 Endl. {Canella axillaris, Mart.), called in Brazil P«r«/('(!</(9 «rowz«/ico, 

 which has in this country enjoyed a considerable reputation in the 

 treatment of a large number of diseases." It is thick, of a peppery, 

 fatty odour, and an extremely bitter, acrid, burning taste. 2ndly, 

 that of C. corticosiim Miers. This is very thick and solid, too ; 

 smooth, yellowish brown, pale, and somewhat pinky on the outside, 

 of a more or less blackish tint within ; of aromatic odour and very 

 acrid pungent taste. It also comes over from the Antilles and 

 the neighbouring countries of the mainland.^ The genus from 

 Madagascar belonging to the same group, that we have termed Cin- 

 namosma, must have properties very similar to the preceding plants. 

 Its bark, too, is pungent and stimulant. Its scent is aromatic, but 

 less peppery, and less like nutmeg, coming nearer cinnamon and 

 citron. We have pointed out^ how it may some day be used in 

 therapeutics. 



* It enters into the " vin diuretique amer de ^ It is this same bark that Guiboitrt {op. cit., 



la Charite"). E. Henet (Journ. de Pharmac, iii. 682) describes as Commercial JVinter Bark 



V. 482) gives its analysis compared with that of (ecorce de Winter die commerce), and to which 



Winter bark (Guibouet, Hist. Nat. des Drog. he also refers E. caryocostine of L^meey. It is 



SimpL, ed. 4, iii. 565). nearly a third of an inch in thickness. Its odour 



^ " The name of Paratudo or Casca per tudo, is like pepper and basil mixed. Its taste is some- 



which means fit for everything , has been given times very strong and quite unbearable. It often 



in Brazil to several substances to which great enters into the composition of the " vin diuretique 



medical virtues are ascribed." (Gtjibouet, op. cit., amer de la Charite" instead of the true Winter 



iii. 567.) Its taste is so strong that "pepper," bark, which is hardly sold now-a-days. 



says the same author, " ax\Afeverfeu) do not come * Adansonia, vii. 3. 

 near it." 



