CHAPTER XVII

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TROPICAL SPICES.

The Cinnamon Gardens of Ceylon--Immense profits of the Dutch-- Decline of the Trade--Neglected state of the Gardens--Nutmegs and Cloves--Cruel monopoly of the Dutch--A Spice Fire in Amsterdam--The Clove Tree--Beauty of an Avenue of Clove Trees-- The Nutmeg Tree--Mace--The Pepper Vine--The Pimento Tree 197

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