The Washington bee., 1895-09-28
NAMES AND THINGS.

| NAMES AND THINGS.
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Irish moss is a fine seaweed.
Indigo is the sap Of the indigofers.
Prunss are prepared fruit OF small
trees.
SIENNA II the dried leaves of the cassta
bush.
White pepper t. made from tho 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 cell in the
rnafe musk deer.
Raisins are sun-dried grapes Of pecu-
liarly luscious variety.
Rattan Is the shaft Of q reed-like
growth Of the East Indies.
Cardamon Is the ripe seed OF several
varieties of tropical plants.
Camphor Is contained in the wood and
the root Of the East Indies.
Sage is q dry, granulated starch Inn
ported from the East Indies.
Turpentine Is balsam which nows
from some varieties Of pine.
Hemp Is yielded In the same manner
as fax, but 1t Is much coarser.
| Isinglass is a very pure form Of gela-
tine made from portions Of fish.
Black pepper Is made from the unripe,
dried berry Of the pepper shrub.
Iceland moss Is a lichen (plano found
especially In Norway and Iceland
Figs are dried and skiilful1y 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
oimento tree. The seed is much like the
pea.
Vanilla is made from beans that grow
upon q vine that cHnss to trees and
rocks.
Gamboge is a yellow gum which flows
freely from the gamboga tree OF the East
Indies.
Saffron Is the dried stigma of the COM
mon yellow crocus which grows In our
gardens.
and Is prepared by being immersed In
salt water.
Sponges are vegetable Nike animal
that grows in the rocks In the depths OF
the sea.
Cork Is the outer rfnd Of the oork-oak.
Ginger Is the dried root-staIk OF the
ginger plant.
Cocoa is made from the fruit of the
cocoa tree, fermentsd Ave days in heaps,
Or in earthen vessels.
Cinnamon 10 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 max. They are
smooth, shining, brown, oblong, and
nave a whitish, sweeash kernel.
Nutmegs are the stone OF fruit found In
f1eshy hull They are prepared by being
aulled, dried and immersed in q solution
Of lime and salt water.
Emery Is the fine particles Of q mineral
-emery-and is prepared by heating to
high degree and cooling suddenly with
water and then crushing.
Cream OF tartar is the refined crust or
sediment formed in the interior Of wine
vats and wine bottles, existing primarily
in the Juice Of the grape.
Gutta-percha Is the milky sap Of the
[sonandra gutta trees Of the East indies
Flax is the fibrous material yielded
from the stalk Of the flax plant.
Madder Is the root Of an herb-llke
growth. It is about the size of a lead
pencil, and much longer. 1t Is cleansed.
dried and ground. It Is dye stuff.
The tamarind is the marrow in the pod
like fruit of the Indian tamarind tree.
1t is dark brown mass. and Is generally
mixed with the seeds and fibres of the
fruit
Gelatine ds the carefully prepared jelly |
Of the gelatinous tissues Of certain ami |
mails, mostly from the softer parts Of the |
hides OF oxen and calves and the skin |
IF sheep.
Logwood is the marrow Of peculiar
,ree in the West Indies. 1t Is shipped in
long, thick pieces oe firm, heavy dark
,ed wood. It is split up and moistened by
water or acid for use.
Litmus is produced from lichens which
grow on the shores Of the Mediterranean.
rhe Hchens are ground, moistened, and !
reated with potash, lime and ammonia,
and converted into dough. 1t is then
and afterward mixed with
plaster 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
cooked for two or three hours. 1t is
inally given chemical treatment-vul-
:aniZed.