Caryatides

or Car yates, a term used to signify the figures which are sometimes introduced to support a cornice instead of columns, Caryocar, large trees, natives of the hottest parts of South America much esteemed for their timber. The separated portions of the fruit constitute the Souari or Suwarrow nuts o! commerce, the kernels of which are de. licious. ’ Caryophyllus, the Clove-tree, native of the Moluccas. The cloves of commerce are the unexpanded flower buds dried. They form a well-known spice.