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He did not like the natives, as you may suppose; but he thought the country was beautiful, with the wonderful verdure and foliage of the tropics, and the queer animals and bright-colored birds Great was the joy of Vespucci when he discovered in the forests large quantities of a sort of red dyewood which was prized very highly by Europeans.— Discoverers and Explorers
For this purpose various vegetable products are used, such as the sap of the red dyewood,[6] the core of a wild palm,[7] the sap of black dyewood,[8] and the juice of mint.— The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
He told of the gilded temples of Cipangu, the porcelain towers of Cathay, rajahs' elephants in gilded and jeweled trappings, golden idols with eyes of great glowing gems, thrones of ebony inlaid with patterns of diamonds, emeralds and rubies, rich cargoes of spices, dyewood, fine cotton and silk, pearl fisheries, the White Feast of Cambalu and the Khan's great hall where six thousand courtiers gathered.— Days of the Discoverers
The imports from Sierra Leone to Liverpool in 1849 were 216 tons, worth Ł20 to Ł25 per ton Gaboon barwood is another variety of this dyewood which is imported from the west coast of Africa, in straight flat pieces, from three to, five feet in length; the average annual import being about 2,000 tons, of the value of Ł4 a ton The imports of barwood into Liverpool were in Tons 1835 2,000 1836 1,000 1837 1,150 1838 650 1839 350 1841 2,012 1850 1,710 Dyewoods imported in 1850.— The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise ; Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, ;c.; of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, ;c;.
-- In commerce, any dyewood, lichen, or dyecake used in dyeing and staining.— A Color Notation A measured color system, based on the three qualities Hue, Value and Chroma
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