----, mode of obtaining sugar from, 20 Sunflowers, description and uses of, 201 Sycamore tree, description and uses of, 111, 112 T. Tallow tree, description and uses of, 240 Tamarinds, description, preparation, and use of, 177 Tapioca, description, preparation, and use of, 239 Tar, how prepared, and uses of, 234 ----, water, 234 Tarragon, description and use of, 200 ----, vinegar, how prepared, 200 Tea, tree, description and culture of, 159, 160 ----, how collected, dried, and packed, 159 ----, how used by the Chinese and Japanese, 160 ----, difference between black and green, 160 ----, green, how prepared, 162 ----, bohea, why so called, and how prepared, 160 ----, congo, souchong, and Pekoe, 161, 162 ----, Singlo, hyson, and gunpowder, 162, 163 ----, history of the use of in Europe, 163 ----, trade and uses of, 163 ----, how adulterated, 164 Teak tree, description and uses of, 59 Teasel, description and uses of, 38 Teneriffe wine, 68 Tent wine, 67 Tobacco, description, culture, preparation, and uses of, 50 Toddy, from what prepared, 218 Tokay wine, how made, 67 Tolu, balsam, how obtained, and uses of, 128 Touchwood, description and use of, 277 Treacle, how made, 21 Truffles, description of, how procured, and use of, 275 Tulip tree, description and uses of, 167 Turmeric, description and use of, 9 Turnips, cultivation and uses of, 174, 175 Turpentine, common, how obtained, and uses of, 233 ----, oil of, 233 ----, Venice, of what prepared, and use of, 237 V. Varnish, black, of China, what, 123 ----, copal, how prepared and use of, 83 Vegetables, 1 Verjuice, from what prepared, and uses, 69, 147 Vermicelli, how made, and use of, 27 Vermix, 256 Vetches, description, culture, and uses of, 185 Vin de Grave, 66 Vine, twigs, leaves, tendrils, and wood, uses of, 69 Vines and vineyards, account of, 63, 64 Vomic nut. See Nux vomica. W. Walnut-tree, wood and fruit, uses of, 227 Water-flag, yellow, description and uses of, 18 Weld, description and uses of, 136 Wheat, cultivation and uses of, 24 ----, starch and sugar prepared from, 25 ----, bran and straw, uses of, 26 ----, macaroni and semolina prepared from, 26 Willow. See Osier. Wine, how made, 64 ----, Portuguese, 65 ----, French and Spanish, 65 ----, Italian and German, 67 ----, Madeira and Teneriffe, 68 ----, Cape, 69 Withy. See Osier. Woad, description, culture, preparation, and use of, 171 Wortleberries, use of, 113 Y. Yams, description and uses of, 252 ----, cultivated in Scotland, 253 Yeast, how to preserve for use, 228 Yew tree, description, uses, and poisonous qualities of, 257 END OF VOL. II. C. Baldwin, Printer, New Bridge-street, London. Notes [1] _Ammomum cardamomum_, Linn.--_Eletteria cardamomum_, Maton in Linn. Tran. x. p. 254.