The Washington bee., 1895-10-05
NAMES AND THINGS.

Irish moss II fine seaweed.
Indigo Is the sap Of the indigofers.
Prunss are prepared fruit Of small
trees.
SIENNA II the dried leaves Of the cassa
bush.
White pepper u made from the ripe
berry.
carraway 10 the seed Of a common wild
plant.
Dates are dried and prepared fruit OF
the date palm.
Musk Is obtained from a cell In the
male musk deer.
Raisins are sun-dried grapes Of pecu-
llarly luscious variety.
Rattan Is the shaft Of . reed-like
growth Of the East Indies.
Cardamon Is the ripe seed OF several
varieties Of tropical plants.
Camphor Ia contained in the wood and
the root OF the East Indies.
Sage is dry, granulated starch I'M
ported from the East Indies.
Turpentine Is q balsam which nows
from some varieties Of pine.
Hemp Is yielded In the same manner
as fax. but 1t Is much coarseT.
Isinglass Is q very pure form Of gela-
tine made from portions OF hsh.
Black pepper Is made from the unripe,
dried berry Of the pepper shrub.
Iceland moss is lichen (plano found
especially in Norway and Iceland.
Figs are dried and skiilfully prepared
fruit that looks much like the pear.
Amber is a fossil found in the sea and
sometimes on the banks upon the shore.
Allspice Is made from the fruit OF the
pimento tree. The seed is much like the
pea.
Vanilla is made from beans that grow
upon q vine that clinss to trees and
rocks.
Gamboge Is a yellow gum which flows
freely from the gambosa tree Of the East
Indies.
Saffron Is the dried stigma Of the COM
mon yellow crocus which grows In our
gardens.
Mace is the blossom Of the nutmeg trss,
and Is prepared by being immersed In
salt water.
Sponges are a vegetable nke animal
that grows in the rocks In ths depths OF
the sea.
Cork Is the outer rfnd OF the oork-oak.
Ginger Is the dried root-sta1k Of tho
ginger plant
Cocoa Is made from the fruit OF the
cocoa tree, fermentsd Ave days IN heaps.
Or in earthen vessels
Cinnamon IL the inner rind Of the Gin
namon tree. The bark Of the young
shoots Is the best.
Neats-foot oil Is the soft fat produced
n the preparation Of the feet and 1ntes-
ines OF oxen for the market.
Lin.eed is the seed Of fax. They are
smooth, shining, brown, oblong, and
nave a whitish, sweetish kernel.
Nutmegs are the stone Of fruit found Ia
, feshy hull. They are prepared BY being
lulled, dried and immersed in solution
If lime and salt water.
Emery Is the fine particles Of Q mineral
-emery-and is prepared by heating to
/ hign degree and cooling suddenly with
water and then crushing.
Cream Of tartar IL the refined crust or
,ediment formed In the interior Of wine
sats and wine bottles, existing primarily
n the juice Of the grape.
Gutta-percha is the milky sap OF the
gutta trees OF the East indies.
Flax is the fibrous material yielded
rom the stalk OF the fax plant.
Madder Is the root Of an herb-like
growth. It is about the size Of a lead
,encil, and much longer. 1t Is cleansed, |
Tried and ground. It Is a dye stuff.
The tamarind Is the marrow In the pod |
Ike fruit Of the Indian tamarind tree. !
t Is dark brown mass, and Is generally |
mixed with the seeds and fibres Of the |
ruit.
Gelatine Is the carefully prepared Jelly
f the gelatinous tissues Of certain AMI
nails, mostly from the softer parts Of the
lides Of oxen and calves and the skin
4 sheep.
Logwood is the marrow Of q peculiar
rec in the West Indies. It Is shipped in
ong, thick pieces of firm, heavy dark
ed wood 1t Is split up and moistened by
vater or acid for use.
Litmus is produced from lichens which
row on the shores Of the Mediterranean.
'he hchens are ground, moistened, and ,
reated with potash. lime and ammonia,
nd converted into dough. 1t Is then
and afterward mixed with
laster Of Paris, and dried and pressed
Caoutchouc Qndian rubber) is obtained
rom the milky secretion Of various
rees and climbing plants Of South, Amer
ca The bark Of the tree is thoroughly
leansed, after which they cut through
he bark and let the milky sap run into
lay troughs or hollow pumpkins. The
ap is then dried. For practical use it is
ooked for two or three hours. 1t is
nally given chemical treatment-vul-
anized. !