The Principles of Leather ManufactureProcter, H. R. (Henry Richardson)
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The Principles of Leather Manufacture
Procter, H. R. (Henry Richardson)
Leather
_Banksia serrata_, Heath Honeysuckle. Australia. Specimen examined
contained 11 per cent. tannin; according to Maiden it reaches 23 per
cent.
_Banksia integrifolia._ Queensland. Bark contains 11 per cent. tannin.
_Grevillia striata._ Australia. Bark contains 18 per cent. tannin.
_Leucospermum conocarpum. Kruppelboom._ Knotted Tree. Cape of Good Hope.
Said by de Lof to contain 22 per cent. of tannin; but a specimen
examined by the Author yielded 10·9 per cent. on analysis.
_Protea mellifera._ Sugarbush. _Suikerbosch._ Cape of Good Hope.
Contains 25 per cent. tannin, according to de Lof; but Palmer found 18·8
per cent.
_Protea grandiflora. Waagenboom._ Cape. Contains 25 per cent. tannin (de
Lof); 15·9 per cent. (Palmer); 15·6 per cent. (Procter).
_Protea speciosa._ Cape of Good Hope.
_Leucadendron argenteum_, Silver Tree, _Silverboom_, _Witteboom_ Cape of
Good Hope. Bark said to contain 16 per cent. tannin (de Lof); a specimen
examined by the Author yielded 9·2 per cent.
_Brabium stellatifolium_, _Wilde Amandelboom_, Wild Almond.
PLUMBAGINÆ.
_Plumbago Europea_, Leadwort. Fr. _Dentelaire_. A garden plant in
England, native in France; contains much tannin, especially in the
root-bark.
_Statice coriaria_, Marsh Rosemary. South of Russia. Roots up to 3
metres long and 2-12 cm. thick; used by Kalmucks for tanning
sheep-skins; contain 22 per cent. of tannin (de Lof).
_Statice limonum_, Sea Lavender. Coasts and salt marshes of Europe and
America. Richer in tannin than _S. coriaria_; used in France, Spain and
Portugal.
Several other species contain tannin. These plants are allied to
“Thrift” (_Armeria_).
MALPIGHIACEÆ.
_Byrsonima spicata_, Antilles, “Tamwood.”
_Byrsonima coriacea_, Jamaica, “Golden Spoon.”
_Byrsonima chrysophylla_, etc.
_Malpighia punicifolia_, Nicaragua, “Nancite”; “Mangrutta.” Bark
contains 20-30 per cent. of light-coloured tannin.
POLYGALACEÆ, Milkwort Family.
_Krameria triandria_, Rhatany, Peru.
The root is used in medicine, and is stated to contain 40 per cent. of
tannin.
Wittstein found only 20 per cent. of an iron-greening
catechol-phloroglucol tannin allied to tormentil tannin, in the
root-bark, the only active part of root.
ANACARDIACEÆ.
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