The Washington bee. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1884-1922, 1895-10-26
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Irish moss b fne seaweed.
Indseo b tAs sap Of the indigsfsxA
Prunss ere DreDared fruit sf szaa!
trees,
SIENNA u he dried leaves Of IL eassh
bush.
WHITE pepper % made from Tho rip
berry.
CarrawU b he seed Of q common viii
plant.
Dates are dried and prepared fru1s o
the date palm.
Musk il obtained from q cell IA IA
male musk deer.
Raisins are sun-dried grapes Of pscu
liarly luscious variety.
Rattan A the shaft Of q reed-nka
growth Of the East Indies.
Cardamon Is the ripe seed OF ssvsra
varieties Of tropical plants.
Camphor Is contained in the wood and
the root Of the East Indies.
Sage is . dry, granulated starch I'M
ported from the East Indies.
from some varieties Of pine.
Hemp is yielded In the same manner
as fax, but 1t Is much coarser.
Isinglass Is q very pure form Of gela-
tine made from portions Of fish.
Black pepper Is made from the unrips,
dried berry OF the pepper shrub.
Iceland moss is q lichen (planD found
especially In Norway and Iceland.
Figs are dried and skiilfully prepared
fruit that looks much like the pear.
Amber is q fossil found In the sen and
sometimes on the banks upon the shors-
Allsplce Is made from the fruit Of the
pimento tree. The seed Is much like the
pea.
Vanilla IL made from beans that grow
upon a vine that clinss to trees and
rocks.
Gamboge is a yellow gum which lows
freely from the gambosa tree Of the East
Indies.
mon yellow crocus which grows In our
gardens.
Mace Is the blossom of the nutmeg tree,
and Is prepared by being immersed In
salt water.
Sponges are a vegetable Nike animal
that grows in the rocks In the depths OF
the sea.
Cork Is the outer nnd OF tho oork-oak
Ginger is the dried root-stalk q ths
ginger plant.
Cocoa Is made from the fruit Of the
cocoa tree, fsrmentsd Eve days In heaps,
Or in earthen vessels.
Cinnamon IL the inner rind Of the Gin
shoots Is the best
Neats-foot oil Is the soft fat produced
n the preparation Of the feet and jntss-
ines Of oxen for the market.
Linseed Is the seed Of nax. They are
mooth, shining, brown, oblonS, and
AVE a whitish, sweetish kernel.
Nutmegs are the stone Of fruit found In
fleshy hull They are prepared by being
ulled, dried and immersed In . solution
f lime and salt water.
Emery is the fine particles Of Q mineral
-emery-and Is prepared by heating 70
high degree and cooling suddenly with
1ater and then crushing.
Cream Of tartar IL the refined or,lst or
sdiment formed in the interior Of wine
ats and wine bottles. existing prtmarily
4 the Juice Of tho grape.
Gutta-percha Is the milky sap Of the
gutta trees Of the East indies
Flax is the f1brous material yielded
'om the stalk Of the hax plant.
Nader Is the root OF an herb-uke
rowth. It Is about the size OF Q lead
encil, and much longer. It is cleansed.
ried and ground. It is dye stuff.
The tamarind is the marrow in the pod
Ike fruit Of the Indian tamarind tree.
is dark brown mass, and is generally
liked with the seeds and dbres Of the
uit.
Geiatine Is the carefully prepared Jelly
the gelatinous tissues Of certain anil
ais, mostly from the softer parts Of the
des Of oxen and calves and the skin
sheep.
Logwood is the marrow Of q peculiar
ee in the West Indies. It Is shipped In p
ng, thick pieces o. firm, heavy dark
d wood. It is split up and molstened by
alter or acid for use.
Litmus Is produced from lichens which |
'ow on the shores Of the Mediterranean.
he nchens are ground, moistened, and
Gated with potash, lime and ammonia,
Id converted into dough. 1t Is then
and afterward mixed with
aster Of Paris, and dried and pressed. :
Caoutchouc Qndian RUBBER is obtained i
ON the milky secretion Of various
ees and climbing plants of South Amer |;
L. The bark Of the tree is thoroughly :
after which they cut through
e bark and let the milky sap run into
~ troughs or hollow pumpkins. The
p is then dried. For practical use 1t Is
oked for two or three hours. It Is Or
ALLY given chemical treatment-vul- Gu Gu
niZed.