oct.— dec. 1857.] Oils of Southern India. 



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2nd Class. — Those plants, kc. which grow spontaneously and are 

 found in sufficient quantities to admit of the produce becoming an 

 article of inland trade. 



These are generally to be procured in large bazaars and include 

 Margosa, Illoopoo, Pinnacottay, Kurunj, Coorookoo, Cat amunak, 

 Piney tallow, Gamboge butter, the various "Wood oils, the essential 

 oils of Lemon grass, Roosa grass, Cageput and Camphorwood. 



The increasing attention which has been given to this subject • 

 has resulted in the manufacture and export of the following oils, 

 which were previously unknown to the market. 



Piney tallow exported to the value of Rupees 4,350 in 1854-55 

 from Canara. 



Lemon grass and Roosa grass oil exported from Malabar and 

 Travancore (sometimes under the fictitious name of Oil of Geranium 

 or Verbena.) 



Gamboge butter, employed successfully as a lubricating agent 

 for Railway carriages. 



Illoopoo, Margosa and Pinnacottay exported to a limited extent 

 for household purposes. 



3rd Class. — Those plants kc. which grow spontaneously but to a 

 limited extent in many parts of the country, the oils from which are 

 sometimes extracted by the poorer classess for home consumption 

 and are seldom procurable in the bazaar. 



This class comprises the oils of Safflower, Belgaum wallnut, 

 Poovana, Neeradimootoo, Addale (/. Glauca), Country-cress, 

 Cheer onjie, Cucumber, Melon and Pumpkin, Coorgapilly, Stercu-** 

 lia, Wild olive, Cheeroo pinnacottay (Cal. colaba,) Sandal seed, 

 Mooroogana tallow, Naga Sumpaghy and Caat Urraloo.* 



4th Class. — Those plants kc. from which small quantities of oil 

 are extracted chiefly for medicinal purposes and perfumery, includ- 

 ing Soap nut, Cashew nut, Ben nut, Cotton seed, Silk Cotton seed, 

 Sweet Fennel, Rosebay, Malkunganee, Hemp Seed, Portia nut, Vis- 



* For the Botanical names of these plants, see Section 3. 



