| Show facts concerning cloves clove cloves are the unopened flow flowe crot a small asdall evergreen tree that resembles in appearance the ciui d of the bay it is a native of the malacca or spice islands but lias has been carried to all warmer parts of the world nud and it is now cultivated in ill the tropical regions of america the flowers are small in size and browin grow in large numbers in clusters to tile the very end of tile alie branches tile the cloves we well use seare are the flowers tattered before they are arc opened and while they fire are still green after being gathered they are smoked by a wood fire and then dried in the sun lull each clove consists oz oi two parts of a round head which are arc the tour four petals or leaves of the lower flower rolled up tip inclosing inc losinK a number of swall suj 11 ll or filaments tho rho other otal r part of the cloves is terminated with four points and is iu in fact the lower flower cup odthe of tho tin ripe seed ves vessel vesel el all these parts roay bis be distinctly seen if a few cloves are for a short time in ili hot water when the leaves of the lower flower soften and readily unroll |
