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Aloes: Source Cape aloe, Aloe spicata; A. arborescens; A. lucida; A. succotrina; 

 A. vera. Yellow. 



Al root; or Aich root, sooranjee (India), suranjee (India): Source Morinda citrifolia; 

 M. tinctoria. Alumina lake, yellow. 



Annatto; or anotto, orlean, roucou, orenetto, attalo, terra orellana, achiote: Source 

 Bixa orellana. Used for coloring oils, butter, etc. 



Archil; or orchil, orseille, oricello, orchilla: Source Rocella montagnei (new); R. 

 fuciformis (old); R. tinctoria. Also prepared from any lichens containing orcin 

 or its derivatives, i. e., variolaria, lecanoria, evernia, cladonia, ramalina, usnea. 

 Appears in liquid, paste, and powder, the latter form being a sulphonated de- 

 rivative. Dyes unmordanted wool in neutral, alkaline, and acid solutions, and 

 should not be mistaken for coal-tar dyes, in the double dyeing test. 



Asbarg; or gandhaki (Afghanistan): Source Delphinium zalil. Yellow lakes pre- 

 pared from the blossoms. 



Bahia wood: Source Caesalpinia brasiliensis. Exported from Bahia. Sometimes 

 called Brazil wood. See under Redwoods. 



Barberry: Source Berberis vulgaris. Yellow basic dye. 



Bar wood; or camwood, kanibe wood, bois du cam: Source Baphia nitida. From 

 west coast of Africa and Jamaica. See under Redwoods. 



Bastard hemp: Source Datisca cannabina. Alkaline solutions yellow. 



Bilberry; or whortleberry: Source Vaccinium membranaceum; V. myrtillus. Blue 

 to purple. 



Box myrtle; or yangrrioe, of China; kaiphal, of India: Source Myrica nagi (M. 

 sapida Wall, and M. integrifolia Roxb. ) ; M. rubra. Alumina lake, brown orange. 



Brazilwood; or fernambourgwood, pernambuco wood, fernambuck wood, bois de 

 fernambouc, rothholz: Source Guilandina crista; Caesalpinia braziliensis. 

 Chiefly from Brazil and Jamaica. See under Redwoods. 



Brazilettowood; or Jamaica redwood, Bahama redwood: Source Balsamea sp. See 

 under Redwoods. 



Buckthorn: Source Rhamnus cathartica. Purple juice which when treated with 

 alkali becomes green. Used in confectionery as sap green. 



Buckwheat: Source Fagopyrum fagopyrum. Yellow color from leaves and stalk. 



Buttercup: Source Ranunculus bulbosus and other species. Yellow. 



Cabbage: Source Brassica oleracea. Contains cauline, probably identical with the 

 cyanin of wine. 



Camwood; or gaban wood, poa-gaban: Source Closely allied to barwood. From 

 African coast. See under Redwoods. 



Capers: Source Capparis spinosa. Yellow. 



Caramel: Source From sugar. Brown. 



Carrot: Source Daucus carota. Yellow. 



Catechu: Source Acacia catechu; Ourouparia gambler. Brown to red colors. Influ- 

 enced by oxidation. Contains catechin. 



Celery; or smallage: Source Apium grareolens. Yellow green. 



Chamomile (Ger. ); or matricario: Source Matricaria chamomilla. Alumina lake, 

 yellow. 



Chay root; or che root, cherri vello, sayavee, imbural, turbuli: Source Oldenlandia 

 umbellata. Contains alizarin, purpurin, etc. 



Chelidoine juice: Source Chelidonium majus. Yellow. 



Chica-red; or crajina, carajara: Source Arrabidaea chica (Bignonia chica Humb. and 

 Bonpl.). Vermillion red powder insoluble in water, alkaline solutions, orange 

 to red. 



Chinese green; or lokao: Source Rhamnus tinctoria; R. dahurica. Only natural 

 green dye other than chlorophyll. 

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