COCrM OIL — THE CA25"DLE TEEE. 



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in Trance, will yield, according to the observations of Braconnet, 

 a solid soap, similar to that made from olive oil. Boussinganlt 

 obtained from the oil a solid, as well as a fluid acid. The solid 

 one is probably palmic acid, it fuses at exactly 140 degrees of 

 Tahrenheit. The fluid acid in its properties resembles the oleic 

 acid discovered by Chevreul, and seems to dry easily. 



The following is the composition of each, as determined by his 

 analysis ; — 



Carbon 

 Hydrogen 

 Oxygen 



CocrM OIL, or butter, is obtained from the seeds of a kind of 

 mangosteen ( Garcinia purpureci), and used in various parts of India 

 to adulterate ghee or butter. It is said to be exported to England 

 for the purpose of mixing with bears' grease in the manufacture 

 of pomatum. It is a white, or p)ale greenish yellow, solid oil, 

 brittle, or rather friable, having a faint but not unpleasant smell, 

 melting at about 95 degrees, and when cooled after fusion re- 

 maining liquid to 75 degrees. 



An excellent solid oil, of a bright green color, is obtained from 

 Bombay, having a consistence intermediate between that of tallow 

 and wax, fusible at about 95 degrees, and easily bleached ; it has 

 a peculiar and somewhat aromatic odor. There is some uncertainty 

 as to the plant from which it is obtained. It was referred to the 

 SaJvaclora persica, and to the Vernouia Antlielminticea, a plant 

 common in Guzerat and the Concan G-hats. 



A pale yellow clear oil is obtained from the seed of DolicJws 

 hrftorv.s (.^). Oil is also expressed in India from the seed of the 

 Argemone mexicana, which is used for lamps and in medicine ; and 

 from the seeds of the cashew nut (^Anacardium Occident ale), from 

 Sapindus marc/inafus, and the country walnut (AJen rites triloha.) 

 The fruit of the Cliirongia sapinda. {ov BuchancniadctifoJia,^ yields 

 oil. From the seeds of the Pongaviia glabra, or Galidupa arhorea, 

 a honey brown and almost tasteless oil is procured, which is fluid 

 at common temperatures, but gelatinises at 55 degrees. 



Other sources of oil are the Oelastrus paniculafus (.'^) Balanites 

 Egi/ptiaca and the saul tree (SJwrea Hoiusfa). 



The CAyDTE-TEEE or Palo de Telas, (Parmenfiera cereifera, 

 Seemann.) — ^This tree, in the valley of the Chagres, South 

 America, forms entire forests. In entering them a person might 

 almost fancy himself transported into a chandler's shop. Erom 

 all the stems and lower branches hang long cylindrical fruits, 

 of a yellow wax color, so much resembling a candle as to have 

 given rise to the popular appellation. The fruit is generally 

 from two to three, but not unfrequently four feet long, and 

 an inch in diameter. The tree itself is about 24 feet high, 

 with opposite trifoliated leaves, and large white blossoms, which 

 appear throughout the year, but are in greatest abundance during 



Solid acid. Fhiid acid. 



7i-2 .. 76-0 



12- 0 .. 11-0 



13- 8 .. 13-0 



100- 100- 



