The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,257 pages of information about The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom.

The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 1,257 pages of information about The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom.

  Cudbear, imports of, 486
    452

  Culilaban bark, 383

  Curcuma longa, 419
    species of, 434
    varieties of, yielding E.I. arrowroot, 351

  Curry stuff, imports into Ceylon, 434

  Cush, an Indian name for millet, 306

  Cutch, the Indian name for catechu, or gambier, 600
    exported from Pinang, 503
    imports of, 502

  Cuyupa, an Indian tuber, 374

  Cycas circinalis, 314

  Cynamchum leaves, 649

  Cynosurus corocanus, 306

  Cytisus Cajan, 304

  Dacrydium cupressinum, 505

  Dadap, a prop for the pepper, 425, 42
    a name given in Java to the Erythrina, 55, 58

  Datisca cannabina, 442

  Davis’ (Dr.), analysis of maize, 265

  Day’s analysis of barks, 495

  Demerara, exports of coffee from, 73
    rice grown in, 292

  Dholl, the Indian name for varieties of Cajanus, 312

  Dhak tree, bark of, 507

  Dhurra, the Egyptian name for millet, 306

  Dicypellium caryophyllatum, 384

  Didynamia gymosperma, 520

  Dietetic articles used for the preparation of popular beverages, 11

  Dillock, a preparation with cayenne, 429

  Dioscorea aculeata, 334, 362

  Diospyros glutinosa, 494

  Dipterix odorata, 434

  Dipterocarpus, oil from, 511

  Divi-divi, 503

  Division of seasons in the tropics, 6

  Dodder cake, 564

  Dogwood, bark of, 627

  Dolichos biflorus, varieties of, 312
    bulbosus, roots used as food, 377
    oil, 521

  Domba oil, 513

  Dominica, exports of coffee from, 73
    introduction of the clove tree, 399

  Dracaena terminalis, 355

  Drimys bark, 636

  Dryobalanops, species furnishing camphor, 634

  Dubranfaut’s process of sugar making, 197, 201

  Dunsterville (Mr.), on Cape aloes, 631

  Duquesne (M.), process of making sugar from beet, 202

  Duration of various plants, 9

  Dutch pound, lighter than the English avoirdupoise pound; 100 Dutch pounds equal to 101 and 1-5th lbs.

  Dutch West Indies, production of coffee in, 41

  Duty, large, levied on tobacco, 598

  Dye stuffs, various, 440
    from British plants, 452
    furnished by the cacao bean, 12

  Dye woods, 445, 447

  Eagle wood, 439

  Earth mouse, 374

  Earth-nut oil, 513

  East India ginger, 416, 418
    sugar, 139
      cultivation in, 152

  East Indies, imports of indigo from, 477
    rhubarb, 645

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