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 | | Citron and orange oil come from Sicily; iris and bergamot from Italy; and roses are extensively cultivated in Bulgaria, and in European Turkey. |
 | | The natural sources of the attars or essential oils are the different parts of the plants which yield themthe wood (lign, aloe, santal, cedar), the bark (cinnamon, cascarilla), the leaves (pat chouli, bay, thyme), the flowers (rose, lavender, orangeblossom), the fruit (nutmeg, citron), or the seeds (caraway, almond). |
 | | Thus, in the case of musk, the pods are frequently found to be partially emptied of the grain, which has been replaced by hide or skin, while the weight has been increased by the introduction of lead, andc. |
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