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PAOH 



Common native dyefl. INDIGO; plants which 



it. (!om;- 'y. Cultivation in Central 



Indies; once an important crop in 



The indigo plant a common weed in inany parts 



ition in Imi. :'.ion of tlie dyc-Htutf. Lo- 



jivoduction. Process of Manufacture. Annual 



production in the i : Adaptation of Ceylon. Extent of the 



culture iu .lava ; ;i,,:i.:;' :<I'n>m; imports and consumption. 



MAI>II; t the demand for. Enormous profit of the cultivation ; 



system of harv sting and manufacture. Largp supplies received from 

 ' ;, or Indian madd'-r, deserving of more consideration. 



LOGWOOD, Fusno, Quercitron. Brazil Wood. LICHENS FOR DYEIM;. 

 Henna. < >u< iiii.j,.. Wi.i:u. Chemical examination of the coloring princi- 

 ples of the Lichens. BARKS FO; : cursory notice of a variety 

 of suitable barks. Proportions of tannin yielded by different barks. 

 CATECHU : definition of, and whence derived. GtAXBin PLANT: cultiva- 

 tion in Singapore; returns from a plantation. Different qualities of 

 extract and mode of obtaining it. Places of manufacture ; average 

 produce. Terra Japonica, a misnomer. Cutch, another name for Cate- 

 chu. Statistics of imports and consumption; the amount and value 

 of Gambier from Singapore. Divx-Divi : description of. CORK TEEE 

 BARK. MIMOSA BAKK. Valuable native barks of New Zealand. Man- 

 grove bark. MYHOBALANS. Kino : definition of; sources from whence 

 obtained. VALONIA : statistics of, consumption and prices. 



SECTIOX V. OLEAGINOUS PLANTS AND THOSE YIELDING FIXED OB 



ESSENTIAL OILS ... ... .. ... ... ... 609 



General Remarks. Extensive demand for Oils. Proportion of oil fur- 

 nished by various seeds. Richness of Indian seeds in oil. RAPE OIL. 

 Doiuba Oil. The EARTH or GKOIND XVT, its extensive cultivation 

 for food and oil. Tea oil. Tobacco seed oil. Poppy oil. Tallicoonah 

 oil. Carap oil. Macaw oil. Jlmlia xotiva. Cocum oil. Candle Tree. 

 Cinnamon Suet. Croton oil. Oil of Ben. PALM OIL : progress of the 



;i trade. Imports into Liverpool. Quantity retained for home 

 consumption. Statistics of; imports of the four principal vegetable 

 oil?. OI.IVE OIL : description of the tree and its varieties ; its cultiva- 

 tion attempted in the- United States. Piv.-ervation of the fruit. Ex- 



i >n of the oil. Range of prices. Frequently adulterated with 



cheaper oils. Annual imports and consumption. ALMOND OIL. 



I'n.r. Oil. Various species cultivated in the East. Large 



t* of the seed from India ; native oil mills; processes of expres- 

 sion and manufacture. Sunflower oil. Margose, or Neem oil. Illepe 

 oil. Vegetable butter. Candle nut tree. Colza oil. VEGETABLE WAX. 

 The Candlebeny myrtle. The CASTOR OILPLANT: manufacture of 

 the oil in the K:i^ and West In<!;-s. Kxtent of the imports annually. 

 The oil-cake for manure. Kanari oil. The COCO-NUT PALM : descrip- 

 ti'>u "f tin ; rious and important uses. Varieties of this 



palm met with. Wide range of the plant. Directions for its culture ; 



- di rived from plantations ; great attention paid to them in Cey- 



1 <:iim< Trial value of its pr \w ts. Statistics of culture in Pinang. 

 Natural enemies of the tree. Cnppcrah and Poonac. Statistical returns 

 connected with ita products in Ceylon. Imports and consumption of 

 coco-nut oil. Comparison of the consumption of the chief vegetable 

 Olls ' uses of oil-cake for cattle-feeding. 



VOLA-! u , Ons description of the most important. 



Oil of peppermint. Pn.i-t-^ of obtaining the perfumed oils. Cultiva- 

 tion " -t and preparation of Attar. Lemon^grass oil 



CitroiK lla oil. Patchouly. EU s PLANTS. 



