. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . aftertwo or three years, cut for thatching barns and cot-tages. Though the brooms be in general ever-gTeens, and the labm-num deciduous, yet some of thebrooms are called, indiscriminately. Genista andCytisus. When the Scotch snuff-boxes were firstmade by Mr. Steven, of Laurencekirk, they wereformed of the roots of broom, steeped for a longtime in water; but when the demand became great,and other persons engaged in the manufacture,inferior materials were used, and the quality of theboxes was deterio
. A description and history of vegetable substances, used in the arts, and in domestic economy . aftertwo or three years, cut for thatching barns and cot-tages. Though the brooms be in general ever-gTeens, and the labm-num deciduous, yet some of thebrooms are called, indiscriminately. Genista andCytisus. When the Scotch snuff-boxes were firstmade by Mr. Steven, of Laurencekirk, they wereformed of the roots of broom, steeped for a longtime in water; but when the demand became great,and other persons engaged in the manufacture,inferior materials were used, and the quality of theboxes was deterioi-ated. The flowers of the Dyersbroom {Genista tinctorid) afford a bright colouring p^ THE BROOM. 135 matter, which is used in dyeings wool yellow, or pre-paring; it tor being dyed green witli woad. The Broom of Spain {Genista junceci) is a beauti-ful shrub, with \erv tVap^rant flowers. In countrieswhere the soil is too dry ibr the growth of flax andhemp, the bark of the Spanish broom is prepared ina peculiar way, and from the threads which it pro-duces very excellent linen is Broiitn—Spartiam scoparium. N 2 Chapter , MULBERRY, MAHOGANY. Walnut. Before the introduction of mahogany, the wahiuLwas the cabinet-makers tree in England, and itwas well adapted for tlie puiiiose,—being tough andstrong in ])roportion to its weight, beautifully varie-gated, admitting of a tine polish, durable, and ob-tained in sizes sufficiently large. In many parts ofthe continent, where the expense of the carriage ofmahogany is great, the walnut is still extensivelyused in the manufacture of furniture; and, perhaps,there is no native tree which bears the climateof England well, that is better adapted for thejmrjiose. Oak, though abundantly durable, cannotbe finely polished without great expense, and it isheavier in proportion to its strength. Of the Walnut-tree, (called by the Romans Ju-glans, or the nut of Jove,) there are very manyspecies enumerated, which have been divide
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