R. Rack or arrack, from what prepared, 218 Raisins, how prepared, and uses of, 70 Rape, culture and uses of, 70 Raspberry, uses of, 152 ----, brandy, how made, 152 Rattan, description and uses of, 100 Receptacle, 3 Reed, common, uses of, 36 Resin, common and yellow, how prepared, and uses of, 233 Rhenish wine, 67 Rhubarb, officinal or Turkey, how obtained, and uses of, 123 ----, how cultivated in England, 124 Rhubarb, common, description and uses of, 125 Rice, description, culture, and preparation of, 104-106 ----, uses of, 105 Rush, common, description, preparation, and uses of, 102 Root of Scarcity. See Mangel Wurzel. Rose, common garden, uses of, 150 ----, hep or wild briar, flowers, fruit, and leaves, 151 ----, red officinal, uses of, 152 Roses, ottar or oil of, how made, 150 ----, conserve and syrup of, 150 ----, honey of, 152 Rose wood, description and uses of, 110 Rosin. See Resin. Rotang. See Dragon's Blood-tree. Rota wine, 66 Rum, how prepared, 23 Rye, uses of, 28 S. Saffron, description, culture, preparation, and uses of, 16, 17 Sago, description, preparation, and uses of, 255 Saint-foin, description, cultivation, and uses of, 187 Salad oil. See Olive oil. Salep, what it is, how prepared, and uses of, 202 Sallow, common, 244 Saloop, what it is, 121 Samphire, rock, how obtained and uses of, 76 ----, marsh, 76 Sandal wood, description and use of, 40 Sap-green, of what made, 57 Sassafras, description and uses of, 121 Saunders, yellow, description and use of, 40 Saxon, blue and green, what made from, 189 Scammony, what, how obtained, and uses of, 44 Sea Kale, description, mode of culture, and uses of, 171 Seed vessel, 2 Semolina, of what made, and use of, 26 Senna, description and uses of, 125 Shaddock, description and uses of, 195 Shalot, description and uses of, 90 Sherry wine, 66 Shoe-maker's wax, of what made, 235 Sloe, fruit, flowers, bark, leaves, and wood, uses of, 145 Smouch, what it is, 164 Snuff, how made, 52 Soda. See Barilla. Sour-crout, of what made, 176 Sour-gourd, description and uses of, 178 Sowins, 24 Soy, description, preparation, and use of, 133 Spanish black, of what made, 226 Spart. See Broom. Spruce, essence of, from what prepared, and uses of, 236 Spunk or Touchwood, description and use of, 277 Squinancy berries. See Currants, black. Stamens, 2 Starch, prepared from different vegetable productions, 25, 55, 107, 219, 221 Stone blue, what made from, 189 Storax, description, mode of obtaining, and use of, 131 Stramonium, description, properties, and uses of, 50 Strawberries, uses of, 153 Sugar, how manufactured, 19, 20 ----, muscovado or raw, and clayed, 21 ----, how refined, 21 ----, loaf or lump, 22 ----, candy, how made, 22 ----, uses of, 22 ----, cane, description and cultivation of, 19