Note 407 — (Book IV of the Milan Edition.)
Henry Edward John Stanley Stanley translation
Pigafetta has confounded rhubarb with the decayed wood of a tree found in Siam, which, when burnt, gives a very sweet perfume, and which sells at a high price.
Henry Edward John Stanley Stanley translation
Pigafetta has confounded rhubarb with the decayed wood of a tree found in Siam, which, when burnt, gives a very sweet perfume, and which sells at a high price.