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of Tsuno-mata in form, though thinner with two divisions. "When?<br />
fresh it is dark purple, but it turns pale yellow when bleached..<br />
It is<br />
used for its mucilaginous paste.<br />
CHAPTER XIV.<br />
OIL AND WAX PLANTS.<br />
This Chapter comprises the plants yielding oil, wax, lacquer,,<br />
etc. The oil is used for food, lamps, and various industrial purposes.<br />
The wax is used to make candles and other articles. The<br />
lacquer is the necessary ingredient for lacquer work. Insect-wax.<br />
is the production of insects.<br />
308. Brassica chinensis, L,, var., Eape, Jap. Aburetna<br />
; a cultivated biennial plant of the order Cruciferoe. Late in.<br />
autumn the young plants are produced, and late in spring they<br />
shoot up flower-stalks to the height 3-4 fts., sometimes 8-9 fts.<br />
Early in summer the ripen seeds are gathered and are called rapeseeds.<br />
An oil is extracted from the seeds, and it is used for<br />
cookery, lamps, and several other purposes. The flower-buds and*<br />
leaves are eaten by boiling or preserving in salt.<br />
309. Sesamum indicum, Z., Sesamum, Jap. Gama ;<br />
an annual cultivated plant of the order Bignoniaceae. The seeds<br />
are sown late in spring, and the 4-sided stem grows<br />
3-4 fts.<br />
high,<br />
bearing at leaf-axils labiate flowers which are succeeded with long,<br />
capsules, splitting longitudinally when fully ripe. They contain a<br />
great many fine seeds. There are three varieties, black, white,<br />
and brown coloured. The latter variety is the best to take oil.<br />
The oil is principally used for dressing food. The grilled seeds<br />
are used to add to cakes, salads, etc.<br />
310. Perilla ocymoides, L., Jap. Yegoma ; an annual<br />
cultivated plant of the order Labiates. Its seeds arc sown late in<br />
spring, and its stems grow about 2 fts. high. It produces long<br />
panicles from its branches, bearing small white labiate flowers. Ire<br />
autumn the seeds ripen and are gathered to take oil. As this oil!