160 DICTIONARY OF POPULAR NAMES DUTCH 



Durian is highly esteemed. The tree is extensively cultivated, 

 and during its season the fruit forms a great part of the food of 

 the natives. The seeds are roasted, and the unripe fruit is 

 boiled as a vegetable. 



Dutch Bulbs, a name given to bulbous-rooted plants, ex- 

 tensively grown around Haarlem, in Holland, and forming an 

 important export trade to this, America, and other countries. 

 They consist chiefly of Hyacinth, Narcissus, Crocus, Tulips, 

 Anemones, and Eanunculus. Besides the quantities imported 

 by nurserymen and seedsmen, large quantities are sold in 

 different auction-rooms in London. 



Dutch Rushes, the name given to different species of 

 Equisetum, well known in this country as Horsetails. In 

 HoUand they grow on the banks of canals, and on the sea 

 ramparts, which are often bound together by their strong and 

 matted roots. Their stems, under the name of Dutch Rushes, 

 form an article of trade, being employed for polishing the 

 smooth surfaces of wood, bone, and even metal; the pro- 

 perty which gives it its value for this purpose is due to the 

 presence of a very large quantity of silex (sand), which is 

 deposited in the form of little crystals, rendering the surface 

 rough like a rasp or file. The best for this purpose is EqiiimUmi 

 liyemale, 



Dwal. {See Mghtshade.) 



Dyer's Weed. {See Woad). 



Eagle-wood, k name in India for the wood of Aquilaria 

 AgaUocha, a tall tree of the Wood Aloe family (Aquilariaceoe), 

 having alternate lance-shaped leaves. It is a native of India, 

 Java, and other islands. The wood is fragrant, and contains a 

 resinous oil, which is burnt as a perfume in temples. 



Earth Chestnut, also called Pignut {Bunium holhocastammi 

 and Bunium fiexuosa), perennial multiiid- leaved herbs of the 

 Carrot family (Umbelliferse), natives of this country, growing 

 on banks and waste places. Their roots bear nut-like tubers, 

 which are sweetish to the taste, and are dug up and eaten by 

 children. They are also called Kipper and Pignuts, and in 



