Figure 9. — Sumach plant 

 (Pomet, 1694). 



Cooper's fellow dyers had somewhat different experiences in using this 

 material. One claimed that soot hardened wool, another that it gave 

 "a disagreeable smell to the stuffs" and that it was better not to make vise 

 of it for "dyeing stuffs that bear a price," since all its shades could be 

 achieved by other ingredients which were more lasting and also left the 

 wool with a softer hand. 



This ingredient thei-efore was probably seldom used except where other 

 better choices were not available. 



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