INDEX. 
Buck-wheat, description, cultivation, and uses of, 114 
Bullace plums* description and uses of, 144 
cheese, from what prepared, 144 
Bull-rush, uses of, 31 
Burgundy wine, 64 
Burgundy pitch, of what made, and uses of, 236 
C. 
Cabbage, common, culture and uses of, 176 
tree, description and uses of, 230 
Cacao. See Chocolate. 
, butter of, 192 
Cajeput oil, what it is, and uses of, 195, 196 
Calabash tree, description and uses of, 170 
'.' '-, African. See Sour gourd. 
Calyx, or flower-cup, 1 
Camomile, description and uses of, 199, 200 
Camphor, description, how obtained, and uses of, 117 119 
Canary wine, 68 
grass, 33 
Canes, walking, description of ; and whence obtained, 100 
-, rattan, description and uses, 100 
-, bamboo, description and uses, 100 102 
Caoutchouc. See Indian rubber. 
Cape madeira wine, 68 
Capers, description of, how prepared, and uses of, 153 
, substitutes for, 154, 181 
Capsicum, different kinds and uses of, 56 
Carraway, how cultivated, and uses of, 81 
Cardamoms, description, culture, and uses of, 8, 9 
Cardoon, description and uses of, 198 
Carriage grease, of what made, 235 
Carrot, cultivation and uses of, 74, 75 
Cashew-nut-tree and fruit, description and uses of, 121123 
Cassava, or cassada, description and uses of, 238 
Cassia, and cassia buds, description and uses of, 117 
' , officinal, description and uses of, 126, 127 
Castor-oil, how prepared, and uses of, 242 
Catechu. See Areca, 
Cauliflower, 176 
Cayenne pepper, how made, and uses of, 56, 57 
Cedar, red or common, description and uses of, 257 
Celery, uses of, 82 
Champaigne wine, 66 
Champignons, description and use of, 277 
Charcoal, durability and uses of, 224 
-> vapour of, in what respect pernicious, 225 
