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How Allspice Grows

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
November
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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The pfm.eato.pr saiatpiQO tr is qnjtlvated ia th,e wast inWea a.nd JTaöölïca. Tlkia beautíul trfc usually srpwg to a ïieight of about thirty f eet; tt bas a straight tjcuak, much branched abcve, end oovared wHh a yery amootí brown bark. The leaves vary }n si?e and ehape, but are alwaya of a dark. ajiialEf green color. Ï5ijriag the paofttí? ot July aad Au.gvsí tfc tefe is in iull bJoom, tüe bïocso'a':: r.oüskyng Í verf iragjójit, email, &ite hpwers. Woeji a new fiantatloti of jjimeato tresa ís to be foraad, no regular jowa or planting taJwp nlace, baoause it Is next to JmpossiblB tg propágate the youcL pln(;a or to wüao yiem irtf1 seada in y arts af Uk couatrf, W' thsy ar not íouuí growlnj spontacouBly. Usually a ptece oí land ís s lected iiber closg to a plantiijtfi. alwaöy iornjed, or in part oí the wodUnd whsre pimento treg are growlag In a uative state. The euosan pleca oí laail i titea oHarei oi all woed scept these trcea, and the fslled UwIxtt Is allowed to reraaln on the ground tor the purpoee of protecttng the very young pimento plaats. At the Md of two yeax the laad il tkoroughly cleared, and bnly the most vigorous pimento trees and plaats ar left standing. The plaats wm to maturity in about geven years. In favorable easons tae plmsato erop is enormoua, a single toe oliën yieldíug a liundresj or more pounds oí the dried epioe. The bewies are picksd vhile gïeo, because, if left on the tree antil ripe tbey lose their pungent tas.te and are vatueless. The green berries re exposed to the sun lor a week o ten daye, p-hen they lose thelr greeii color, and turn a reddiah brotvn. When perfeoUy dïy they are put In kags and cadks for exportation. Tne odor and the taste of the pimento berriss are thought to resemble & comtiaatioa of thoae of cinnamon, Butmeg and cioves- henee tae familiar

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Ann Arbor Register