Yellow dyes are chiefly given us by weld, quercitron bark, and old fustic, an American dye-wood. |
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Yellow dyes from native lichens and tree bark were replaced by Old Fustic, a flowering plant, and quercitron bark, both from North America. |
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In America scarlet was created from the cochineal beetle, black from logwood and yellow from quercitron. |
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Quercitron bark, inner bark of the black oak, Quercus velutina, which contains a colouring matter used to dye wool bright yellow or orange. |
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