OILS AND OIL-SEEDS, ETC. 133 



PAP AVERAGES. 



Papaver somniferum, L., MAW-SEED OIL, being 

 very drying, is used by artists, or to adulterate Olive 

 oil. 



CRUCIFERjE. 



Brassica campestris, var. oleifera, DC., RAPE or 

 COLZA, yields from its seeds an oil still largely used 

 for lamps and lubricating, though mineral oil has to 

 a great extent superseded it. It is imported from 

 France and Germany. 



B.juncea, Hook. 61. and Thorn., already alluded to 

 (p. 63, S2ipra], is extensively cultivated throughout 

 India, and in other warm countries. Its seeds yield 

 20 per cent, of fixed oil, used in Russia instead of 

 olive oil. 



BIXACE^. 



Gynocardia odorata, R. Br., CHAULMUGRA, already 

 mentioned. 



GUTTIFER^E. 



Garcinia indica, Choisy, from its seeds yields Ko- 

 KUM BUTTER, recommended for ointments, etc. 



Calophyllum inophyllum, L., NDILO OIL, of Fiji, 

 BITTER OIL, of India. Already referred to. Used 

 for soap. 



DIPTEROCARPACE^E. 



Vateria indica, L., PlNEY RESIN, INDIAN COPAL, 

 or WHITE DAMMAR, prized for candle-making, from 

 its pleasant smell, was not in use in 1851 * 



* Prof. E. Solly in Society of Arts Lectures on the 1851 

 Exhibition. 



