A Description of Ceylon, Containing an Account of the Country, Inhabitants, and Natural Productions: With Narratives of a Tour Round the Island in 1800, the Campaign in Candy in 1803, and a Journey to Ramisseram in 1804 |
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... cinnamon bark , and the pro- cess of collecting natural salt , are all described from actual observation and authentic documents . The plates exhibit the costume of the country , the most striking scenes along the coasts of the island ...
... cinnamon bark , and the pro- cess of collecting natural salt , are all described from actual observation and authentic documents . The plates exhibit the costume of the country , the most striking scenes along the coasts of the island ...
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... Cinnamon - Description of the Tree - Methods of Cultivation - Manner of strip- ping off the Bark - Packing on board of Ship - Quali- ties - Places where it grows - Quantity exported— Cinnamon Oil - Labourers - Beauty of the Plantations ...
... Cinnamon - Description of the Tree - Methods of Cultivation - Manner of strip- ping off the Bark - Packing on board of Ship - Quali- ties - Places where it grows - Quantity exported— Cinnamon Oil - Labourers - Beauty of the Plantations ...
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... , most commonly only equal to a small particle of gravel , and seldom exceeding the bulk of a grain of barley . The amethyst is a violet- coloured mountain crystal . The cinnamon stone is a gar- 14 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
... , most commonly only equal to a small particle of gravel , and seldom exceeding the bulk of a grain of barley . The amethyst is a violet- coloured mountain crystal . The cinnamon stone is a gar- 14 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
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... cinnamon stone is a gar- net , which derives its name from the resemblance which its colour bears to the oil of the finest cinnamon . Robals are small transparent garnets of a dark red colour , which , as well as hyacinths , are often ...
... cinnamon stone is a gar- net , which derives its name from the resemblance which its colour bears to the oil of the finest cinnamon . Robals are small transparent garnets of a dark red colour , which , as well as hyacinths , are often ...
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... cinnamon . The rest of the revenue is derived from rents of land , markets , and fisheries ; taxes on Moors and Chitties , arrack - shops , gambling , cock - fighting , and wearing of jewels ; duties on the importation of Indian cloths ...
... cinnamon . The rest of the revenue is derived from rents of land , markets , and fisheries ; taxes on Moors and Chitties , arrack - shops , gambling , cock - fighting , and wearing of jewels ; duties on the importation of Indian cloths ...
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