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Kamala; or kameela, ramelas, rottlera: Source Echinus philippensis (Rottlera tinctoria 

 Roxb). Red powder. 



Kermes berries; or portugal berries, poke berries, pigeon berries, scoke berries: 

 Source Phytolacca americana (Phytolacca decandra L. ). Reddish. 



Kermes; or false kermes berries, grains de kermes, vermilion vegetal: Source Coc- 

 cus ilicis (dried bodies of the female insect). Solutions and lakes, blood red. 



Kino: Source Pterocarpus marsupium; Butea frondosa, B. superba, and varieties; 

 Eucalyptus corymbosa. Red color. 



Lac-dye; or lac- lac: Source Coccus laccx (from the female insect). Colors similar 

 to cochineal. 



Lapacho; or taigu wood: Source Tecoma lapacho and allied species. Yellow color. 



Lima wood; or Costa Rica redwood: Similar to St. Martha wood. See under Red- 

 woods. 



Liquorice: Source Glycyrrhiza glabra. Brown. 



Litmus; or tournesol: Source Rocella, Lecanora, Variolaria. Red and blue. 



Logwood; or Campechy wood, Blauholz: Source Haematoxylum campechianum. 

 The unfermented extract forms yellow solutions if neutral, and blood-red solu- 

 tions with calcareous water. The unfermented solution contains chiefly a glu- 

 coside which upon fermentation yields haematoxylin, and the latter is easily 

 oxidized to hsematem. Various colored lakes are formed. Hsematoxylin forms 

 rose-red color with alum and a black violet lake with iron alum. Hsemateln 

 forms bluish violet with alkalies; reddish purple with sodium carbonate; reddish 

 purple with ammonia; bluish violet lake with ammoniacal copper sulphate; 

 violet lake with ammoniacal tin chlorid; black with ammoniacal iron alum. 



Lopez root: Source Toddalia aculeata. Contains berberin. Yellow. 



Lomatiol: Source Tricondylus ilicifolia; Tricondylus myricoides. Yellow. 



Madder: Source Rubia tinctorum. Natural source of alizarin dyes. 



Mang-koudur; or oungkoudon, song-kou-long, jong koutong: Source Morinda um- 

 bellata. Lakes, yellow to red. 



Marsh marigold: Source Caltha palustris. Yellow. 



Mountain wormwood; or Genepi des alpes: Source Artemisia absinthium. Yel- 

 lowish. 



Munjeet: Source Rubia cordifolia. Similar to madder. 



Myrtle berry: Source Myrtus communis. Bluish red. 



Nettle: Source Urtica sp. 



Nicaragua wood: Source Guilandina echinata. Boughs or twigs used. See Red- 

 woods. 



Onion: Source Alliumcepa. Alumina lake, yellow brown. 



Oregon grape root: Source Berberis aquifolium. Yellow basic dye. 



Panama crimson: Source Vine called China. 



Parsley: Source Apium petroselium. Alumina lake, yellow. 



Peach wood; or St. Martha wood, Martin wood, bois du sang: Source Guilandina 

 echinata. From the Sierra Nevada in Mexico. See under Redwoods. 



Persian berries; or yellow berries, Kreutzbeeren, Avignon- Korner, granes de perse, 

 graines jaune, graines d' Avignon (Rhamnus infectoria), French berries (R. 

 alaterna), Spanish berries (R. saxatilis), Italian berries (JR. infectoria), Hunga- 

 rian berries (R. cathartica) : Source Species of Rhamnus as given above. Alum 

 lake, bright yellow; iron lake, dark olive. 



Poppy; or field red corn: Source Papaver rhoeas. Red. 



Poplar buds: Source Populus sp. Alumnia lake, yellow. 



Prickly pear: Source Opuntia opuntia. Red. 



Privet berries: Source Ligustrum vulgare. Bluish red. 



Purple heart: Source Copaiva pubiftora. Alum lake, yellow. 



