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times as large as a Juniper-Berry. The Bark is of 
a brown Colour, and includes two Seeds, together 
forming a Globe, each reprefenting an Hemifphere ; 
which are wrapped up in a dark green Membrane, 
and divided by a thin Film. It has a fubacrid, 
aromatick or fpicy Tafte, partaking of the Tafte 
of Cloves, Cinnamon, Pepper, &c. Whence in 
England it has obtained the Name of All-Spice. 
The Tree is called Myrtus Arbor ea Aromatica , 
foliis laurinis latioribits et fubrotundis , Sloane CataL 
Plant. Jamaic . Caryophyllus Aromaticus Americanus , 
Lauri acuminatis foliis , fruftu orbiculari. Pluk. Phy - 
tagraph. 155. It grows in great Plenty in the 
Woods and mountainous Parts of Jamaica. 
This Berry is an excellent Spice, and good in 
many Purpofes of Phyfick. It ftrengthens the 
Stomach, helps Concoction, cheers the Spirits, and 
promotes the Motion of the Blood. 
It yields in Diftillation an efifential Oil of a 
pleafant Smell, which finks in Water. 
Ar tic. XIII. 0 / Cloves. 
Upon thefe \ Theophraftus , Diofcorides , and Galen, 
are intirely filent : Yet Serapio , treating of Cloves, 
falfely cites the Authority of Galen. Pliny indeed. 
Lib. xii. Cap. 15. feems to mention them ; for, 
fays he, “ There is ftiil at this Time in the In- 
cc dies a Grain which is fomething like Pepper *, 
“ but larger, and of a more brittle Texture, and 
* c ~it is called Garyophyllon.” But the more judi- 
cious Criticks doubt whether this be the fame with 
our Cloves ; becaufe thefe are not Grains, nor have 
they a Refemblance of Pepper. They therefore 
rather fufpe£t the Garyophyllon of Pliny to be the 
officinal Cubebs. Paulus Azgineta firft fpeaks of 
the Ufe of Cloves both in Food and Phyfick ; and 
they were alfo known to the Arabians. 
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