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POPULAR ECONOMIC BOTANY. 



Oil op Peppermint is distilled from the leaves of the 

 Peppermint^ Mentha piperita {Lahiatce). It is much used 

 in confectionery and pharmacy. Besides the home manu- 

 facture^ which is most highly esteemed, we receive about 

 12,000 lbs. aimually from Germany and the United States. 



Oil op Mint is manufactured by distillation from the 

 leaves of the Common Spearmint of the herb-garden, Men- 

 tha viridis. This, and the essential oil of another Labiate 

 plant, Mentha Fulegium, the Pennyroyal, are chiefly used in 

 pharmacy, and consequently hardly belong to this chapter. 

 They are rarely imported. 



Oil op Cloves, distilled from the dried flower-buds 

 (Cloves) of the Clove-tree. 



Oil op Nuti^egs, distilled from the various kinds of 

 nutmeg. 



Oil op Pimento, distilled from the Jamaica Allspice. 



Oils op Cinnamon and Cassia, distilled from the Cinna- 

 mon and Cassia barks ; the former is imported from Ceylon, 

 and the latter from China, in considerable quantities. 



These essential oils of the spices are used both in con- 

 fectionery and pharmacy. 



Oil op Aniseed, distilled from the seeds (fruit) of 

 Fim;pinella Anisum (Nat. Ord. Umhelliferce), It has the 



