. . 384 VANILLA. COPVRIQMT .90., W A. Flowering twi?. 1-3 Corolla. 4-5. Pistil. 6-7. Stamen. 9. Pollen. 1011. Fruit. 12-13. 2^)1 COFFEE. CHICAGO:MUMFORD PUBLISHER. SPICES, ETC. 119 splitting lengthwise in two unequal parts, thus liberatingthe numerous very small oval or lenticular seeds. There are a number of commercial varieties of vanillanamed after the countries in which they are grown or afterthe centers of export, as Mexican, Vera Cruz, Bourbon,Mauritius, Java, La Guayra, Honduras, and Brazilianvanilla. The most high
. . 384 VANILLA. COPVRIQMT .90., W A. Flowering twi?. 1-3 Corolla. 4-5. Pistil. 6-7. Stamen. 9. Pollen. 1011. Fruit. 12-13. 2^)1 COFFEE. CHICAGO:MUMFORD PUBLISHER. SPICES, ETC. 119 splitting lengthwise in two unequal parts, thus liberatingthe numerous very small oval or lenticular seeds. There are a number of commercial varieties of vanillanamed after the countries in which they are grown or afterthe centers of export, as Mexican, Vera Cruz, Bourbon,Mauritius, Java, La Guayra, Honduras, and Brazilianvanilla. The most highly valued INIexican variety is knownas Vanilla de leg (leg meaning law). The pods are long,dark bro^\Ti, very fragrant, and coated with crystals. Sincevanilla is a costly article, adulteration is quite pods are coated with balsam of Peru to give thema good appearance. Split, empty pods are filled with someworthless material, glued together, and coated with balsamof Peru. Description of plate: A, flowering twig; 1, 2, 3, corolla;4, 5, pistil; 6, 7, stamen; 9, pollen; 10, 11, fruit; 12, 13, seed. COFFEE Coffee is the seed of a small evergreen tree or shrubranging from fifteen
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