450 



DTES AND C0L0RI2SG STUFFS, 



far more permanent than mixnj other red colors are, with improved 

 management it wonld probably rival that of madder, and is, there- 

 fore, worthy more attention from dyers. 



Maistgroye Bark {BliizopJiora mangle), is nsed to dye a choco- 

 late color in the East and West Indies. This was one of the colors 

 introduced by Dr. Bancroft, and for the exclusive use of which 

 he obtained an Act of Parliament. It is procured in plenty at 

 Arracan, Malabar, and Singapore in the East. 



Shtjmac or Sumach, sometimes called young fustic, is the 

 powder of the leaves, peduncles, and young branches of a small 

 deciduous plant (Bhus co^naria), native of the South of Europe, 

 but which is also grown in Syria and Palestine, for its powerful 

 astringent properties, which renders it valuable for tanning light- 

 colored leather, and it imparts a beautiful bright yellow dye to cot- 

 tons, which is rendered permanent by proper mordants. It is princi- 

 pally imported from the Ionian Islands and the Morea. The species 

 grown for the purpose in Spain, Portugal, and Italy is M. Cotinus, 

 a shrub with pale purple flowers, whereas R. co^naria has greenish 

 yellow blossoms. They may be propagated by cuttings of the' 

 roots and layers. M. typhina and B. glcibia, with their varieties, 

 are North American species, which are also used for tanning 

 purposes. In Montpeliier and the South of Erance the twigs and 

 leaves are known under the name of redoul or roudo. They are 

 gathered every year, and the shoots are chipped or reduced to 

 powder by a mill. 



The imports into the United IQngdom were in 1846, 10,256 tons ; 

 in 1847, 11,975 tons ; in 1848, 9,617 tons ; in 1849, 12,590 tons ; 

 in 1850, 12,929 tons, and in 1852, 9,758 ; which were all retained 

 for consumption. In 1841, we received about 9,000 tons from the 

 port of Leghorn. There were exported from Sicily in 1842, 

 123,305 tons, valued at £68,894. It is imported in packages 

 of about a cwt., wrapped in cloth, America takes a large 

 quantity of sumach. The imports into the port of Boston 

 alone, were 19,070 bags in 1847 ; 34,524 in 1848 ; and 30,050 

 in 1849. 



The prices in Liverpool, duty paid, in the close of this year, 

 are per cwt. : — 



s. d. s, d. 



Sicily, Messina .... 10 0 to 10 6 



„ Palermo 12 0 „ 13 0 



,, Trieste 7 0 „ 7 6 



„ Verona 5 6 „ 6 6 



„ Tyrolese . . . , 8 0 „ 9 0 



Safflower. — The dried flowers of Carthamus tinctorius yield 

 a pink dye, which is used for silks and cottons, and the manufacture 

 of rouge ; the color, however, is very fugitive. It is an annual 

 plant, cultivated in China, India, Egypt, America, Spain, and some 

 of the warmer parts of Europe ; and is indigenous to the whole 

 of the Indian Archipelago. A large quantity is grown in and ex- 

 ported from Bali. The Chinese salflower is conjfjdered the best. 



