Tree In Alaska, the sap of the sweet birch ("Betula lenta") is made into a syrup with a sugar content of 67%. Sweet birch sap is more dilute than maple sap; a hundred litres are required to make one litre of birch syrup. Various parts of trees are used as spices. These include cinnamon, made from the bark of the cinnamon tree ("Cinnamomum zeylanicum") and allspice, the dried small fruits of the pimento tree ("Pimenta dioica"). Nutmeg is a seed found in the fleshy fruit of the nutmeg tree ("Myristica fragrans") and cloves are the unopened flower buds of the clove
Mace of the Philippine Senate Mace of the Philippine Senate The Mace of the Philippine Senate is used as the symbol of authority in the Senate of the Philippines. It represents the authority of the President of the Senate and also the authority of the Sergeant-at-Arms when enforcing order in the institution. It is considered a significant part of the Senate's regalia and is a symbol of the institution being properly constituted.When the Senate is in session, where it is displayed at the Senate President's rostrum. If the Senate is not in session, it is kept under the custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms. The Sergeant-at-Arms, is