Experiments on the dyeing properties of lichens / by W. Lauder Lindsay.

  • William Lauder Lindsay
Date:
[1854]
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Credit: Experiments on the dyeing properties of lichens / by W. Lauder Lindsay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    Continued. Reaction. Alcoholic solution gives tile-red with ammonia. greenish-yellow. „ tile-red. „ straw colour. crimson-red. „ greenish-yellow. „ hrownish-red. „ orange. „ brownish-red. „ blood-red with chloride of lime. no reaction. „ straw colour with ammonia. blood-red. ,, no reaction with chloride of lime. blood-red. ,, blood-red with ammonia. greenish-yellow. „ brownish-yellow. „ Table XXII. In the following species, which are used, or said to be used, in some countries for dyeing green, the colouring matter exists ready formed in, and gives the predominant tint to, the thallus of the plant. Borrera flavicans. Cctraria juniperina. Parmelia parietina. Squamaria candolaria. Lecidea geographica. Lepraria chlorina. Usnea florida. plicata.