The Washington bee., 1895-10-12

AN. A'' IT.
e Irish moss II . fine seaweed.
: Indigo is the sap Of the indigofera.
Prunss are prepared fruit Of small
5 trees.
. SIENNA u the dried leaves Of tho cassta
bush.
, White pepper Is made from the ripe
' berry.
Carraw1y b The seed Of q 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 q pecu-
liarly luscious variety.
Rattan = tho shaft Of . reed-like
growth Of the East Indies.
Cardamon Is the ripe seed Of several
varieties OF tropical plants.
Camphor Il contained in tho wood and
the root Of the East indies.
Sage is q dry, granulated starch i'm
ported from the East Indies.
Turpentine Is balsam which flows
from some varieties Of pine.
Hemp is yielded In the Same manner
as fax, but IL Is much coarser.
Isinglass Is q very pure form Of gela-
tine made from portions Of ash
Black pepper 4s made from the unripa
dried berry Of the pepper shrub.
Iceland moss 10 q lichen (planp found
especially In Norway and Iceland.
Figs are dried and skiilfully prepared
fruit that looks much Hike the pear.
Amber Is 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 Hike the
pea.
Vanilla IL made from beans that grow
upon q vine that clings to trees and
rocks.
Gamboge IS a yellow gum which flows
freely from the gamboga tree Of tho 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 tree.
and is prepared by being 4mmersed In
salt water.
Sponses are a vegetable IKE animal |
that grows in the rocks In the depths Of
the sea.
Cork Is the outer fnd Of the oork-oak.
Ginger Is the dried root-stalk Of tho
ginger plant
Cocoa Is made from the fruit Of the
cocoa tree, fermentsd FIVE days in heaps,
or in ea rthen yessels
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
in the preparation Of the feet and intss-
tines Of oxen for the market.
Linseed is the seed Of fax. They are
smooth, shining, brown. oblon8, and
nave whitish. sweetash kernel.
Nutmegs are the stone Of fruit found Ia
4 fleshy hull. They are prepared By being
lulled, dried and immersed In . solution
IF lime and salt water
Emery is the fine particles Of . mineral
/ high degree and cooling suddenly with
water and then crushing.
Cream of tnrtar 10 the refined crust OF
sediment formed In the Interior Of wine
rats and wine bottles. existing primarily
n the Juice Of the grape.
Gutta-percha 10 the milky SAP Of the .
sonandra gutta trees Of the East indies. I
Flax is the fbrous material yielded
rom the stalk Of the fax plant. .
Nader Is the root OF an herb-like
'rowth. It is about the Size Of . lead
encil, and much longer. 1t Is cleansed,
ried and ground. It Is q 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
liked with the seeds and fibres Of the
ruit. :
Gelatine Is the carefully prepared Jelly 4
the gelatinous tissues Of certain ami
lals, mostly from the softer parts Of the
ides OF oxen and calves and the skin
sheep. 7
Logwood is the marrow Of q peculiar
zee in the West Indies. It is shipped in D,
ing, thick pieces ot firm, heavy dark
ID wood. It is split up and moistened by
alter or acid for use.
Litmus Is produced from lichens which
row on the shores Of the Mediterranean.
he Hchens are ground moistened, and
Gated with potash, lime and ammonia.
nd converted into dough. It Is then
and afterward mixed with
aster of Paris, and dried and pressed. :,
Caoutchouc Qndian RUBBER is obtained
ON the milky secretion of various /
ees and climbing plants of South Amer =
a. The bark Of the tree is thoroughly j.
after which they cut through
e bark and let the milky sap run into
ay troughs or hollow pumpkins. The &
p is then dried. For practical use it is o
'oked for two or three hours. It Is =;
tally given chemical treatment-vul- :nr
nized. ="