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The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume 52, 1841-1898

Note 15 — APPENDIX: AGRICULTURE IN FILIPINAS

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Jiguilete (or xiquilite): the name given in India to the indigo shrub. The cerpentaria here mentioned is not identifiable, unless it be some other species of Indigofera, several of which are cultivated in Filipinas. The “Vanilla” is presumably a plant described by Blanco, which he calls Vanilla ovalis, greatly resembling V. aromatica, except that it lacked the fragrant odor of the latter. ↑

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