THE VEGETABLE KINGDOM. 



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Pepper, made known to us by a daring innovator of tlie 

 name of Le Poivre, governor of the Isle of France, previ- 

 ously spoken of, also has its aroma contained in its fruit. 



Whilst the cinchonas and the cinnamon conceal their 

 active juices in the thickness of the bark_, other trees. 



247. Pepper-plant — Piper nirjrum. 



such as the camphor laurel, spread them through all their 

 organs — stems, roots, and leaves. These trees, covered 

 with brilliant glazed leaves of l^iight green, ornament the 

 regions of India and Java. The camphor which they fur- 

 nish is extracted in the easiest manner: all the natives 

 have to do is to break up the tree iirto small pieces, and 



