OILS AND OIL SEEDS. 



often called Kola-til, a name applied also to the seeds of Ferbesina sativa t 

 N. O. 120. Under N. O. 153. Cordiacese, oil is said to be obtained in 

 the Madras presidency from C. officinalis, a doubtful statement if the plant 

 mentioned is the same as C. Myxa, Linn. The seeds of Nicotiana 

 Tabacum, N. O. 157. Solanacese, and of species of Datura, N. O. 158. 

 Atropaceee, yield oil on expression, as oil of Deadly Nightshade, for 

 example. Antirrhinum majus, Great Snap Dragon, N. O. 160. Scrophula- 

 riacese, "is said to be cultivated in Russia for its seeds, which yield an oil 

 little inferior to that produced from olives." (Withering). Patchouly is a 

 distilled oil, prepared from the herb of Pogostemon Patchouly, Lind. 

 N. O. 161. Labiatse, an order from which various other aromatic volatile 

 oils are also obtained, as oil of Balm or Melissa, Thyme, Lavender and Spike, 

 Rosemary, Marjoram, Mint, &c. See " Drugs," and " Fruits and Vegeta- 

 bles." An oil is obtained from the wood of the Teak tree, Tectona grandis, 

 N. O. 162. Verbenacese. Aloysia citriodora, H. Per. Lemon-scented 

 Verbena, of the same order, and a native of Peru, yields the distilled oil, 

 Verbena or Vervaine of perfumers, the basis of various " court bouquets." 

 Uiider N. O. 171. Chenopodiaceee, Ambrina anthelmintica yields an essen- 

 tial oil, which is however used only in medicine. Under N. O. 178. 

 Lauraceee, Volatile oil is obtained from Cassia, Cinnamon, Sweet Bay 

 (Laurus nobilis, Linn.), and Sassafras (Laurus Sassafras, Linn.) An 

 expressed oil is also obtained from the berries of Laurus nobilis, and from 

 the fruit of the Cinnamon tree. The latter is solid, and is called Cinnamon 

 Tallow, or Suet, in commerce. There is also a distilled oil of the leaf of 

 the Cinnamon tree, often called Clove oil in commerce, from its resem- 

 blance, in odour and effects, to true oil of Cloves. It is lighter than genuine 

 Clove oil. Camphor is a solid volatile oil, or stearoptine, sublimed from 

 the wood of Laurus Camphora, Linn. (Camphora officinarum, Nees ab 

 Essen.). See " Drugs." Persea gratissima, W. the Avocado, or Alligator 

 Pear, is mentioned as having an oleaginous fruit. Under N. O. 180. 

 Myristicaceae, a distilled oil, and also an expressed fatty oil, are obtained 

 from the kernel (Nutmeg) of Myristic&fragrans, Houtt. and probably also 

 from other species of the genus.. See " Drugs." Virola sebifera "also 

 yields a fatty oil upon simple immersion (of the seeds ?) in water." 

 (Lindley.) Under N. O. 185. Thymeliacese, Sarcostigma kleinii, \V. et 

 A. of this Presidency, and the Deccan generally, has an oily fruit. Under 

 N. O. 190. Santalaceae, the seeds of Santalum album yield a fixed oil, and 

 the wood (Sandal wood) a volatile oil, the Santal of perfumers, used in the 

 composition of Marechale and other old-fashioned scents. See class 

 " Miscellaneous." And " oil is obtained, in Carolina, from the kernels of 

 Pyrularia pubera" (Lindley). 



N. O. 195. EUPHORBIACE^:. SPVRGEWORTS. 

 Aleurites triloba. W. Three-lobed Aleurites. 



Linn. Syst. Monoecia Monadelphia. 



Vernacular. Akola, Hind. Akhoroot, Beng. Japhal, By. Kara- 

 angolam, Mai. Woodooga, Tel. Tel-kekune t Cey. 



