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nankin colour $ if gathered in September it yields a 

 dark yellow. It gives a good colour in all states, and 

 though a common plant, and easily cultivated, I be- 

 lieve it has not yet been applied to any of the purposes 

 of dying. 



The odorous Mignonette, and the common House- 

 leek, that at once ornaments and decays the roof of 

 the thatched cottage, are of different orders in this 

 class. 



