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hudij. It delights to grow in moift marfliy 

 places. The foumngo-mem-rabou^ a large 

 f igeon of a blue coloin-, is very fond of the 

 frnit of this tree. After digeRxng the 

 mace^ it fows the nuts throughout the 

 whole ifland* 



Ravend-fara. Of all the nutmeg-trees la 

 the ifland of Madagafcar the ravend-fara 

 has principally engaged the attention of 

 botanifts. The odour of cloves, cinnamon 

 and nutmegs k not much different from 

 that of a kind of perfume extraded by 

 diflllJation from the leaves of this tree. 

 They yield an efTcntial oil much more 

 efleemed than that procured from cloves. 

 The cooks in India employ this perfume for 

 ragouts, in preference to any other kind of 

 fpicery* This valuable tree grows in molfi: 

 pjaces; but a dry foil is not abfolutely 

 contrary to its nature. It becomes very 

 large and bufliy ; its top* which is of a 



pyramidal 



