136 DYE-STUFFS OF INDIA AND CHINA, 



doubtedly Punica granatnm, stated to be used in the preparation of s 

 colour. A small specimen of this substance maybe found in the East India 

 House Museum. 



Burmese and Siamese Dye. — A curious deep purple substance is pre- 

 served in the East India House Museum, obtained both from Siam and 

 Burmah, and which appears to be the anthers of a flower. In both those 

 countries it is stated to be used as a dye. But beyond this we have no 

 information, not even the name by which it is distinguished. 



The flowers of Abulilon striatum seem to be in use in India for dye 

 purposes. 



Mangosteen Peel. — The coat or rind of the fruit of the mangosteen " 

 (Garcinia mangostana), and the bark of the Katapping, or wild almond 

 (Terminalia catappci), are used for dyeing black in the Island of Sumatra. 

 With this the blue cloth from the West of India is rendered black, as 

 usually worn by the Malays of Menangcabow. 



Kadookai Flowers. — The flowers of Terminalia chebula are employed 

 in some parts of India in dyeing yellow. The substance which we have 

 seen under the name of Cadooca-poo, or " flowers of Terminalia," is a 

 species of gall, produced on Terminalia Chebula, or T. belerica. 



Basella. — Mr. Ondaatje states that the berries of Basella rubra afford a 

 red dye in Ceylon, which is very difficult to fix. 



Munjulde. — This substance appears to be the fruits of Terminalia 

 chebula collected and dried before they are ripe. Under the above name 

 they are known in Assam, where they are employed in dyeing. 



Ah-lok-no-ta. — The long thread-like filaments of an orchidaceous 

 plant (Cymbidium tessaloides), which are of a poisonous nature, are included 

 amongst the dye-stuffs of the East India House Museum, received from 

 Chota Nagpore. 



Makleua. — This berry grows on a large forest tree at Bankok, and is 

 used most extensively by the Siamese as a black dye. It is merely bruised 

 in water, when a fermentation ensues, and the article to be dyed is steeped 

 in the liquid and then spread out in the sun to dry. The berry, when 

 fresh, is of a fine green colour, but after being gathered for two or three 

 daj 7 s it becomes quite black and shrivelled like pepper. 



Beneita Barrung. — This substance, producing a dark purple dye, was 

 sent from Borneo in 1851. 



Burmese Orchil. — From Burmah we have received a specimen of 

 orchella weed {Roccella phycopsis), which is apparently rich in colouring 

 matter, and equally valuable with the ordinary Roceella tincloria of 

 commerce,, of which species Dr. Lauder Lindsay considers it merely a 

 variety. 



East Indian Orchella. — Varieties of Roccella fuciformis are collected 

 and used in dyeing in .India and Ceylon. We have not seen R. tinctoria 

 from these localities, but it is probably collected and used as in Burmah. 



Jaffna Moss. — This dye lichen, Alectoria sarmentosa, is collected in 

 Ceylon for tinctorial purposes. We have not succeeded in discovering it 



