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e called by Stenhouse munjistin: it is to this fact that 
ority of the latter plant asa dye-stnff is due. Accord- 
Higgins, the roots of R. cordifolia yield from 50 to 55 
of garancin, which has only half the dyeing power of 
Blade from R. tinctorium. (Calvert, Dyeing and Calico 
he medical action of madder, if any, is probably Pa to 
mall quantity of acrid and resinous matter contained in 
for an account of the colouring materials, which are of 
importance to the dyer, Ure’s Dictionary of Arts and 
factures and Watts’ Dictionary of Chemistry may be 
erce.—Madder from Sind fetches a higher price than 
wn in India ; it is shipped from K4rachi to the extent 
1,500 tons annually, and is worth about Rs. 17 per 
nearly double the price of Persian madder. The 
of madder (chiefly Persian) into ee do not 
-owts. annually. 
VALERIAN BA 
a Alpine Hisialava. ” The rhizome. 
ar.—Chhar, Balchhar, Jatamasi (Hind.), fccatrecume 
Mar:). ;. Jatamashi (Yam.), Jatamamshi (T72I.), Jata- 
| “AM Bhutkés (Pahariya). Siege 
y, Uses, &c.—This plant, in Sanskrit Jata- 
Bhutakesi (“‘demon’s hair ”), Pisité, Tapasvini- 
om a very remote period been in use. among 
It t is mentioned 
escr 
