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sacred for wedding garments. Safflower was formerly largely 
imported for the Lo iene of rouge, for which purpose it may 
still possess some import 
The seeds are edible e after roasting and are also good 
food for poultry. In Télegu fried safflower seed is ground 
together with tamarind, salt. and fried chillies to make 
“chutney.” Roasted seed mixed with fried rice wafers, Bengal 
gram, etc., is sold i in the bazaars E Agric. xxx. 1908, p. fest 
expressed unhuske valu 
making. ''Roghan"' is a thick rer ah prepar 
l 
water. It is asad in the manufacture - “ Afridi Wax Cloth," 
and has been suggested for use as a waterproofing material = in 
the manufacture of linoleum (Journ. Soc. Arts, 1. 19 10). 
The cake after the expression of the husked javis is a good 
cattle food, though inferior to ae cake. The young plants 
(of the spineless ee seq.) may be used as fodder, as a vegetable 
or pot-herb. The stems burn isiy and are used as fuel, and (in 
India) for making matches 
The plant is an annual about 3 ft. in height, and under cultiva- 
tion there are two marked forms—spiny an spineless with usually 
yellow and orange flowers respectively, e purs of inter- 
mediate forms being more or less common. In general the more 
spiny plants are grown for seed alone, "un the jem spiny are 
grown for the flower, the seed, and as fodder 
A light sandy or loamy soil well vultis, a fair amount of 
moisture—natural € or the crop is a suitable one for 
irrigation—and a m climate are desira 
The central jas bud should be ud off as soon as it 
appears, to induce a bushy growth; but beyond ordinary weeding, 
keeping the seres stirred and irrigating if necessary, not much 
skill is require 
The seed may ee sown roodasst or in drills, about 18 enn 
apart, and put in about 2 in. ee the — From 10-15 
Ib. of seed will be required to an acre. A good vids will be 
. about 100—120 Ib. of dry domaine: "and 1000—1500 Ib. seed mi acre. 
About 20-30 per cent. of oil may be obtained from the see 
cial care is necessary in gathering the flowers farei the 
Spe 
plants should. z ona over every two or three days ge the 
owerlng perio The crop is ripe for seed when the plants 
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