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I once thought, that it was better to take the bark 
from the body of the tree than from the branches, 
imagining that the bark from the trunk or body of 
all trees mu ft in general be ftronger, let its natural 
tafte be what it will, than from its branches. This 
I find to be fo in Caftia ; and I have been informed, 
that the large ligneous pieces of Caftia have afforded 
rather more oil in diftillation than the fru quilled 
fort, their weight being equal ; but upon trial I could 
not make the bark from the trunk curl or roll up, as 
it ought to do, owing, as I fuppofe, to my unlkilful- 
nefs, or to rigidity, or the natural pofition of its fibres j. 
for the bark of the younger branches curled of it- 
felf,. wanting hardly any other aftiftance than the 
fun. 
I have already obferved, that Caffia is found in 
chewing to have a vifcidnefs, which Cinnamon has 
not. I have endeavoured to remove this in a little I 
fend you, marked B : pray let me know, if it an- 
fwers ; and be allured, it was taken from the younger 
branches of the tree, of which I fend you the feeds. 
I fend you alfo, marked C, fome of the bark 
taken from the fame tree ; as alfo fome of the leaves, 
marked D. 
I have fent you alfo a little of the bark of the 
trunk of a tree, which, tho’ called Caftia, feems not 
to be fo, marked E ; and alfo the leaves of the fame 
tree, marked F. 
END of the Fiftieth Volume. 
