saffron. 20:; 



gives to silk a fine rose or ponceau colour, a 

 tint in which the British dyer is greatly out- 

 shone by those of the Continent. A red 

 pigment for painters is made from the sta- 

 mina, and the cosmetic vegetable rouge re- 

 ceives its hue from safflower. 



Parrots eat the seed with pleasure, and it 

 has therefore been called Parrot's corn, being 

 a wholesome food for that tribe of birds, 

 although noxious to all other animals. 



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