186 BOTANY. 



1. — Muriate of tin. Three shades of orange, varying 

 with the temperature of the bath, and the time of immer- 

 sion. 



2. — Acetate of alumina. Two shades of flame colour. 



3. — Acetate of iron. Two shades of drab. 



4. — Ditto, with a weak decoction of galls. A fine 

 black, two shades. 



5. — Mixed with manjit, a variety of red and pinks are 

 obtained, but not perhaps equal in intensity to those of 

 the manjit alone. The chief attraction of this wood as a 

 dye, is the orange colour which it yields with the aid of 

 muriate of tin and acetate of alumina, of a great variety 

 of shades. 



These results shew that the Mergui wood is deserving 

 of further attention, and that it may become eventually an 

 important article of commerce with our possessions on the 

 Tenasserim Coast." 



It is not quite certain what tree produces the Mergui 

 red-wood. The flowers which accompanied the speci- 

 mens of the wood sent to Calcutta, belonged to the Bur- 

 man black varnish tree, yet Mr. Maingay who sent them, 

 thought it a different tree. I imagine there was some 

 mistake, and that the Mergui red-wood is identical with 

 the Tavoy red-wood. 



desmis Tawyana. 



GREEN-DYE PLANTS. 



Turmeric, and the leaves of the soap-acacia afford a 

 beautiful green dye. 



Acacia rugata. 



rx>£ySu WIG5J. Soo^h 



BLACK VARNISH TREE. 



The celebrated Burmese black varnish tree, which is 

 used to lacquer boxes, is cultivated in the Provinces, but I 

 never saw it growing spontaneously. 

 Melanorrhcea usitatissima. 



oz 



ScOn £T. OJ! 



