Vegetable substances: materials of manufactures / [Published under the superintendence of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge]. [Anon].

  • Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain)
Date:
1833
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Credit: Vegetable substances: materials of manufactures / [Published under the superintendence of the Society of the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge]. [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in CHAPTER X. Page Cork-wood ...... . 170 Teazles . . . . . • • .175 IJlva marina ........ 177 CHAPTER XI. Substances used in tanning. Oak bark . . . . . . . .178 Catechu . . . . . . . .183 Mangrove ........ 186 Mimosa . . . . • . . .191 CHAPTER XII. Vegetable oils and similar products. Fixed oils ........ 194 Olive ......... 194 Rape ......... 204 Linseed ........ 207 Hemp ......... 208 Cotton ........ 213 Sesamum ........ 214 Arachis . . . . . . . .216 Poppy ......... 218 Nut 221 Beech 222 Palm 222 Cocoa-nut ........ 224 Ben . . «. 229 Camellia oleifera . . . • . • . 229 Alrasin 230 CHAPTER XIII. Essential oils. Huile antique ....... 232 Lavender . . . » • . • . 233 Empyreumatic oils. Birch ....»•••• 233 Tar 235 Pitch 24Q CHAPTER XIV. Other inflammable vegetable products. Virginia myrtle ....... 242