4>N THE TAtt OATGRASS. f^ 



nothing but the paste of rose leaves so coloured, may he 

 made of a particular paste; and if I must give my opinion^ 

 I should think this is the case, from the difficulty of giving 

 a red or blue colour to a paste so black as that 'of roses** 

 The red necklaces in question must not be confounded with 

 those made of pimento, or those of the fruit of the red bead 

 vine, abrus precatorius. 



Frequently to render the Turkish rose pearls more fra* Additions t© 

 grant, oil of roses, storax, and musk, are mixed with the ^^^^ir p^rfuiae. 

 paste; but this addition makes no alteration in the mod« of 

 preparing it. 



The black beads are most prized, either because they set The bJack g». 

 off the colour of the skin to more advantage, or because their ^^^"^^^ ^^®° 

 perfume is more agreeable. These beads find their way 

 over Europe through Austria, and are of some consequence 

 as an article of trade. 



XITI. 



On the tall Oatgrass: hy Mr, Tollard, sen\. 



JL HE tall oatgrass, avena elatior, grows and produces an Utility of tbe 

 abundance of fodder, both in good and bad soils. It is of ^^^^ °***g''"***' 

 very early growth, and rises to the height of two or three 

 feet. It« stalk is fine, slender, and makes very good hay. 

 It is mowed twice a year. If it be eaten green, it may be 

 cut oftener; but it is principally cut for hay. 



It may be sowed in autumn, or in spring, after two plough- 

 ings; at the rate of 70 kil. [154 lbs] to the are [2-5 acres]. 

 Frequently saintfoin is sown with it, in the proportion of a 

 hectolitre [2 bush. 3 pecks] of saintfoin, and 60 kil. [la's 

 lbs] of oatgrass seed, to the above quantity of ground. 



♦ It is obvious, that this difficulty would be removed by wholly 

 avoiding the use of iron in making them. At the same time the petals 

 of other fragrant flowers of different colours might probably be used 

 with advantage- Thas the violet appears to be well adapted for the 

 blue. The manufacturer too might avail himself of the well knowa 

 property acids possess ef heightening the red of roses, and of charging 

 vegetable blues to redj as well as perhaps that of alkalis, in convert- 

 ing the blues into gresn. C. 



t Abridged from Sonnini's Journal, Dec. isiOj p. 375. 



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