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21.37 CHAP. 37.—WHERE THE MELILOTE IS FOUND.

The melilote [Note] is found growing everywhere, though that of Attica is held in the highest esteem. In all countries, however, it is preferred when fresh gathered; that too, the colour of which is not white, but approaches as nearly as possible to

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the colour of saffron. In Italy, however, it is the white kind that is the most odoriferous.



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