The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6
Excæcaria sebifera, J. M. (Stillingia sebifera, Mich.)
Excæcaria sebifera, J. M. (Stillingia sebifera, Mich.)
The tallow tree of China and Japan. The fatty coating of the seeds yield the vegetable tallow. The wood is so hard and dense as to be used for printing blocks; the leaves furnish a black dye. The tree endures the night frosts of our open lowlands, though its foliage suffers.