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