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of little concentric tufts on pears, apples, 

 and other fruits. Whether it is itself pro- 



i ductive of decay, oronly contingent to it, 

 ■ is uncertain. In the white mealy species, 

 i the necklaces of spores are very short, sel- 

 dom exceeding three joints, but in others 

 they are often much longer. [M. J. B.] 



Oidium Tuckeri. 



OIGNON (Fr.1 Allium Cepa. — D'ES- 

 PAGNE, or DHIYER. Allium fistulosum. 



OIL. The general name for a variety of 

 fatty matters, fixed or volatile : those of 

 the former class more or less of a solid or 

 fluid consistence, and those of the latter 

 being known also as essential oils. We 

 here mention only some of the more im- 

 portant of the oils of vegetable origin. — , 

 ALLSPICE. An aromatic oil obtained by 

 distillation from the fruits of Eugenia Pi- 

 mento. — , ALMOND. The fixed oil ob- 

 tained by pressure from the kernels of 

 Amygdalus communis, used both in manu- 

 factures and medicine. That of Birter 

 Almonds is very poisonous. — , ANDI- 

 ROBA. The same as Carap Oil. — , ANISE. 

 The volatile oil distilled from the fruits of 

 Pimpinella Anisum : see also Oil of Star- 

 anise. — , ASAFCETIDA. The volatile oil 

 obtained by distillation from the gum-resin 

 of Sarthex Asofcetida. — , ASPIC. The 

 same as Oil of Spike. — , BACABA. A 

 fixed oil obtained from (Enocarpus Bacaba, 

 used in Para both for lamps and cooking. 

 — , BALM. The volatile oil distilled from 

 Melissa officinalis. — , BALSAM OP PERU. 

 An acrid oily fluid obtained from Myro- 

 spermum permferum. — , BANCOUL. The 

 same as Lumbang Oil. — , BAY. A fixed 

 oil obtained from the berries of Lauras 

 nobihs. —, BEECH-NUT. The fixed oil 

 obtained from the mast or nuts of Fagus 

 sylvatica. — , BEN. A limpid fixed oil 

 obtained from the seeds of Moringa pterv- 

 gosperma, used in perfumery, and for lu- 

 bricating delicate machinery. — , BER- 

 GAMOT. The volatile oil obtained from 

 the rind of the fruit of Citrus Berg am ia ; 

 a similarly fragrant oil is obtained from 

 Mentha citrata. — , BIRCH-BARK. An 

 empyreumatic volatile oil, distilled from 

 the bark of Betula alba, employed in the 

 preparation of Russia leather. — , CADE. 



An empyreumatic oil obtained from the 

 wood of Juniperus Oxycedrus. — , CAJE- 

 PUT, or CAJUPUTI. The stimulant anti- 

 spasmodic oil distilled from the leaves of 

 Melaleuca minor. — , CAMPHOR. A lim- 

 pid oil obtained from Dryobalanops aro- 

 matica, employed in the preparation of 

 scented soap ; also the volatile oil obtained 

 from the branches of Camplioraofficinarum. 

 —, CARAP. The solid fixed anthelmintic 

 oil obtained from the seeds of Carapa 

 guianensis, also called Crab Oil ; in South 

 America it is used for burning. — , CARA- 

 WAY. The volatile oil distilled from the 

 fruits of Carum Garni. — , CARDAMOM. 

 The volatile aromatic oil distilled from the 

 seeds of Elettaria Cardamomum; also a 

 fixed oil obtained from the same plant. — , 

 CASHEW APPLE. A vesicatory oil ob- 

 tained from the pericarp of Anacardium 

 occidentals — , CASHEW-NUT. The edible 

 fixed oil of the kernels of Anacardium oc- 

 cidentale. — , CASSIA. The heavy vola- 

 tile oil obtained from the bark of Cinna- 

 momum Cassia. — , CASSIE. The volatile 

 oil distilled from the flowers of Acacia Far- 

 nesiana. — , CASTANHA. The fixed oil ex- 

 pressed from the seeds of Bertholletia ex- 

 celsa. — , CASTOR. The fixed oil obtained 

 from the seeds of Bicinus communis, used 

 medicinally ; the common jungle lamp-oil 

 of India is an inferior kind of this. — , CE- 

 BADILLA. A fixed fatty oil obtained from 

 Asagrcea officinalis. — , CEDAR. The vola- 

 tile oil distilled from the wood of Abies Cecl- 

 rus and Juniperus virginiana. — , CEDRAT. 

 The same as Citron Oil. -, CHAMOMILE. 

 The volatile stimulant oil distilled from the 

 flower-heads of Anthemis nobilis. — ,CHEE- 

 ROJEE, or CHEROONJEE. A fixed oil 

 obtained from the fruit of Buchanania 

 latifolia. — , CHERRY. A volatile oil 

 obtained from the bark of Cerasus serotina. 

 — , CHERRY-LAUREL. A volatile oil 

 obtained from the leaves of Cerasus Lauro- 

 cerasus. — , CINNAMON. The heavy vo- 

 latile medicinal oil obtained from the bark 

 and leaves of Cinnamomum zeylanicum. 

 — , CITRON. The fragrant volatile oil 

 obtained from the fruits, rind, and leaves 

 of Citrus medica. — , CITRONELLE. The 

 volatile oil of the Lemon Grass. — , CLOVE. 

 The heavy volatile oil obtained from 

 cloves, Caryophyllus aromaticus ; the name 

 is also applied to the oil obtained from 

 cinnamon leaves. — , COCOA-NUT. The 

 fixed oil pressed from the fruit of Cocos 

 nucifera, used in manufactures, and 

 throughout Western India for illumina- 

 tion. — , COCUM, or KOKUM. A solid 

 fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Gar- 

 cinia purpurea. — , COHUNE. A fixed 

 oil obtained from the kernels of Attalea 

 Cohune. — , COLZA. The fixed oil ex- 

 pressed from - the seeds of Brassica cam- 

 pestris, much used as a lamp-oil and for 

 manufacturing purposes. — , COONDI. 

 The same as Kundah Oil. — , COPAIVA. 

 A volatile oil distilled from the balsam of 

 Copaifera multijuga, and other species. 

 — , COROOKO. An Indian medicinal oil 

 obtained from Argemone mexicana. — , 

 COTTON-SEED. The fixed oil expressed 



