d substitute for orange ten loads of this root, which he found equal in blossom, and on that account alone it deserves at- use and effect to a thousand loads of turnips, or tention. It isa native of Southern Africa. three hundred loads of hay. Someof them mea- The flowering bulbs which decorate our… … a spirit is distilled from this vegetable. The abun- er in a week or two, and will keep the window dance of sugar contained in the roots is readily gay until hyacinths and narcissus develop their converted into alcohol. About 160 lbs. of the crushed roots delicate, wax-like, richly perfumed…
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