Calvert, F. (Frederick) Crace', 1819-1873, Stenhouse, John, Groves, Charles Edward, 1841-1920 · Manchester : Palmer & Howe · leaf 179
ion. The plants which furnish indigo do not all belong to thesame family, but the most important are leguminous andof the genus Indigofera. The most valued and mostlargely cultivated species are the Indigofera tinctoria,Indigofera dispcrma, Indigofera anil, and Indigoferaargentca. Among those less… … INDIGO MANUFACTURE. 141 Guzerat, but are also cultivated in India, China, Java, and the East. It was also introduced into the West Indies and South America by the Spaniards. The Indigofcra argentea is chiefly cultivated in Egypt and Arabia. The indigofera tinctoria, Fig. 5, is the species most…
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