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the leaves begin to wither. Under very favourable-circumstances 

 an acre will yield, it is said, from 2,000 to 2,500 Ib. or more 

 cured ginger, but the average return appears to be about 1,200 Ib. 

 Ginger has long being highly valued for medicinal purposes, more 

 especially in England ; it is also esteemed in preserves and 



GINGER. Ziiigibcr officinalc. 



confectionery. Preserved ginger is prepared very largely in China, 

 where the plant is extensively cultivated for this purpose. 



Grains of Paradise; Guinea Grains, or Melegueta Pepper 

 (Aiuonnun Melegueta. Scitamineae). A herbaceous bushy perennial 

 5 to 6 feet high, with arching branches, allied to the Ginger 

 and Cardamom plants, and native of West Tropical Africa. The 



