 | Thomas Martyn - 1792 - 416 pages
...dye, which is valuable for ' its brigntnefs. Blue cloths are dipped in a decoclion of it in order to become green. The yellow colour 'Of the paint, called Dutch pink, is obtained from this plant. The dying; quality refutes in the (talks and roots *. Mr. Miller, who gives... | |
 | 1803 - 412 pages
...sheep some" times browse it a little. It affords a most beautifu} yellow " dye for cotton, woollen, mohair; silk, and linen; and is *' that which is most...gives the brightest dye. Blue cloths dipped " in a decoftion of it, .become green. The yellow colour of " the paint called Dutch pink, is got from this... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 816 pages
...ufed by the dyers for that purpole, as it gives the brighten dye. Blue cloths dipped in a decoilion of it b'ecome green. The yellow colour of the paint called Dutch fini is got from this plant. The colouring quality rcfides in the Hems and roots, and it is cultivated... | |
 | Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell - 1819 - 430 pages
...yellow dye for cotton, woolen, mohair, silk, and linen, .and is that which is most commonly used by dyers for that purpose, as it gives the brightest...plant ; the tinging quality resides in the stems and branches, and it is cultivated in sandy soils, because rich soils are apt to lessen its value, by making... | |
 | 1819 - 440 pages
...yellow dye for cotton, woolen, mohair, silk, and linen, and is that which is most commonly used by dyers for that purpose, as it gives the brightest dye. Blue cloths dippecj^ in a decoction of it become green. The yellow colour of the paint, called Dutch pink, is got... | |
 | 1823 - 888 pages
...side the base; cal. 4-cleft. — This plant affords a most beautiful yellow dye for cotton, woollen, mohair, silk, and linen, and is that which is most...paint called Dutch pink is got from this plant. The colouring quality resides in the stems and roots, and it is cultivated in sandy soils, rich soil making... | |
 | Carl von Linné - 1825 - 248 pages
...beautiful yellow dye for cotton, woollen, silk and linen, and is that which is most commonly used by dyers for that purpose, as it gives the brightest...the yellow colour of the paint called Dutch pink is obtained from this plant; the tinging quality resides in the stems and roots. AGRIMONY. AGRIMO'NIA... | |
 | John S Skinner - 1825 - 436 pages
...beautiful yellow dye for cotton, woollen, silk, or linen, which is procured from its roots or steins; and blue cloths dipped in a decoction of it become green. The yellow hue of the paint, called Dutch pink, is also obtained from this :ilant; and it is said that the ancient... | |
 | William Bingley - 1831 - 322 pages
...roots. This imparts to wool, cotton, mohair, and silk, a very bright and beautiful yellow colour ; and blue cloths, dipped in a decoction of it, become green....The yellow colour of the paint called Dutch pink is obtained from this plant. CLASS XII.— ICOSANDRIA. MONOGYNIA. 147. The GUAVA, or BAY PLUM, is a West... | |
 | Maria Eliza Rundell - 1837 - 596 pages
...yellow dye for cotton, woollen mohair, silk, and linen, and is that which is most commonly used by dyers for that purpose, as it gives the brightest dye. Blue cloths dipped in a decoction of.it become green. The yellow colour of the paint, called Dutch pink, is got from this plant ; the... | |
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... by dyers for that purpose, as it gives the brightest dye. Blue cloths dipped in a decoction of it become green. The yellow colour of the paint, called Dutch pink, is got from this plant ; the tinging quality resides in the stems and... 