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THE CULTIVATION OF CLOVES

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Mar 26, 1894

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 20, No. 21.

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THE CULTIVATION OF CLOVES.

THE small evergreen tree from which cloves are taken was originally a native of the Spice Islands, but it is now cultivated in warm climates in all parts of the world. The clove of commerce is the unopened flower of the tree. They are quite small, but grow in large clusters along the branches. After gathering, the buds are smoked by a wood fire and dried in the sun. Both the taste and the smell of the cloves depend upon the quantity of oil they contain. Sometimes the oil is separated from the cloves before they are sold, and the odor and taste are in consequence much weakened. If you desire to know something of the form of the bud in the natural state, soak a few cloves for a short time in hot water. The petals of the flower will soften and readily unroll.—Selected.