CONTENTS. Vll 



CHAPTER X. 



Cork-wood ........ 170 



Teazles ........ 175 



L'lva marina ........ 177 



CHAPTER XI. 



Substances used in tanning. 



Oak bark ........ 178 



Catechu ........ 183 



Mangrove . . . . . 186 

 Mimosa . .*... . . .191 



CHAPTER XII. 



Vegetable oils and similar products. 



Fixed oils .'.'.' . . . .194 

 Olive . . . . . . . . .194 



Rape . . . / . . . .204 



Linseed . .,.*', . . . .207 



Hemp ......... 208 



Cotton ........ 213 



Sesamum ........ 214 



Arachis ........ 216 



Poppy. . . ' . ' . . . . .218 



Nut ......... 221 



Beech ....... . .222 



Palm . . . . ..... 222 



Cocoa-nut ....... . 224 



Ben ....... 229 



Camellia oleifera . . . . . 229 



Alrasin . 9 ,, -\ \ ..... 230 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Essential oils. 



Huile antique , . ' . . . 232 

 Lavender . . 233 



Empyreumatic oils. 



Birch ......... 233 



Tar ...... . . .235 



Pitch ........ .240 



CHAPTER XIV. 



Other inflammable vegetable products. 



Virginia myrtle . . . . . 242 



