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easily soluble in water; but is completely so in alcohol. 

 The colour is of a brilliant yellow. 



Mangifera Indica. The young fruit of the mangoe when 

 dried is sometimes used as a mordant. 



Memecylon tinctorium. The flowers and leaves are used 

 in dyeing in combination with other dyes. 



Michelia Champaca. The flowers of this handsome timber 

 tree are used for dyeing a pale yellow. The blossoms are 

 very sweet scented. 



Morinda tindoria. This small tree is found in the 

 Walayar Reserves, and in the forests near Palghat. The 

 bark of the roots yields a reddish dye. 



Wodina Wodier. The bark of this tree is sometimes 

 used for tanning. 



Phijllanthus Emblica. The fruit and leaves are used for 

 tanning and dyeing. With gallnuts and proto-sulphate of 

 iron, a deep and permanent black is produced. The fruib 

 is eaten raw and pickled. 



Pterocarpus marsupium. This tree produces the gum 

 kino of commerce. The heartwood when cut into chips 

 and soaked in water, yields a pale-blue dye. 



Ttandia dumetorum. The fruit of this thorny shrub, 

 which is common throughout Malabar, is principally used 

 to poison fish. The bark is used medicinally, and the fruit 

 is said to be used in dyeing. 



Salix tetrasperma. Common in swamps in the Wynaad. 

 The bark is astringent, and would make good tan bark ; but 

 is not used in Malabar. 



Semecarpus Anacardium. The pericarp of the seed of 

 this tree produces a black oily liquid used for marking linen 

 in combination with quicklime as a mordant. 



Soymida febrifuga. The bark is used medicinally and in 

 tanning. 



Tectona grandis. Oil crushing the young leaves of this 



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