remarks on the laurin^e. 
89 
From the present order of plants we derive the Cin- 
namon, Cassia and the Camphor. Several species afford 
the Cinnamon of commerce, and the Laurus Quixos pro- 
duces that of Peru. The Cinnamon of Santa Fe de 
Bogota is afforded by Laurus Cinnatnomoides. A great 
deal of the finest camphor of India, however, is the pro- 
duct of the Dryobalanops Camphora. The volatile oil 
obtained from some species of Laurus found in the vast 
forests between the Oronoko and the Parime, is pro- 
duced in great abundance by merely making an incision 
into the bark with an axe, as deep as the liber or young 
wood. It gushes out in such quantities that several 
quarts may be obtained by a single incision. It has the 
reputation of being a powerful discutient. 
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