No. 91. 
LAURUS CINNAMOMUM. 
Class. 
ENNEANDRIA MONOGYNIA. 
This is the true Cinnamon tree, the uses 
of which are universally known. Muchcon- 
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tween it and the Laurus Cassia: no one, 
troversy has arisen about the difference be- 
however, who has once seen the two plants 
can confound them. The leaves of the Cin- 
namon are much larger, ond do not possess 
the gloss of the Cassia: : in the Cinnamon 
he three nerves are Pe more prominent on 
eaf than the upper; in 
the reverse. The whole 
rmer is pubescent, in 
the latter perfectly smooth and shining. 
The taste is very different; in the Cinnamon 
it is warmer, SW ler, and more pleasant : 
the Cassia has rather a bitter flavour, and is 
very mucilaginous. Vast quantities of 
namon are annually exported from th 
Island of Ceylon, of which this tree is a 
native. It is procured by cutting the trees 
down every few years; the bark is stripped 
off and dried in the sun, which causes it to 
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