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liocis o x i r a c t a n a » to i i ÌHl i in g q n a i i t i l .y o f l i i in o y f r om t h i s p l a n t .
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b o r i i . C o n a n n i o d i n ' i ' I i n r i n g i a a n d i n t l io m l j o i n i n g c o n n t r i o s lu n c l i
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o t l i e r s o c c u r in o t l i o r par l -s o f I l io g lo l io . T l i o n g l i t l io s o f u n g a s l i o w
a p r o d i l o o t i o i i l'or j i in o - fo i 'o s t s , t l io y a r o n o t d o p o n d o i i t n i i o u t l i cm ;
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a c i d i s vola l i i lu o r r o a d i l y ( lo c om] )o s o d , s o t l i a t d r i e d M o r o l a a r o
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C l i i n o s o s i lk -b iBOc t (U o m l i y x M o r i ) . S i l k w a s j i r o d n c n d in I t a l y
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o s t a l i l i s l i o x t o n s i v o l y a n y w h o i 'o n n d o r a Hini i lar s k y . “ O n o p o u n d
o f s i l k is w o r t l i i t s w c i g l i t in s i l v o r , am i Miis ] io nm l m a y bo p r o -
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e a s y g r owM i f r om c u t t i n g s , a l s o r e a d i l y r a i s e d f r om w o l l - i i i a t u r o d
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