Plumbago

She points to a blue-hued Plumbago, which is a common shrub in the Southern states but is uncommon as a hanging plant.

unknown title 2009

Plumbago and Bavarian clay the secret to the superiority of Thoreau pencils, minerals from earth, galvanic batteries, baked pencil leads—these shall be my trade.

Archive 2009-05-01 2009

Plumbago and Bavarian clay the secret to the superiority of Thoreau pencils, minerals from earth, galvanic batteries, baked pencil leads—these shall be my trade.

Prophet of nature’s loss 2009

Use blood coagulants such as Saraca indica bark, Actinopetris fennis, Jatropha curcas, Plumbago zeylanica or Terminalia arjuna.

Chapter 23 1994

_Plumbago_, or _Graphite_, contains in spite of its name no lead, being simply a species of carbon or charcoal.

Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field

On the spot where it is procured, it is called by two or three different names, but the most usual is Plumbago.

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Anonymous

A low shrub abounded on the road sides and walls, having all the characters of Plumbago, a Lantonea likewise abounded, Fragaria, Swertia,

Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith

Plumbago-marks, if not removed by rubbing, are even more durable than ink; because plumbago is an organic, insoluble substance, not subject to the chemical changes which moisture, the atmosphere, and fluids accidentally spilled, and solvents purposely applied, make in the various kinds of ink which are known to us.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 Various

-- Take Plumbago (Black Lead) finely pulverized, and put in two ounce wood boxes, nicely labeled, and sell for ten or fifteen cents a box.

One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed C. A. Bogardus

Plumbago, or the so-called Black Lead, is often adulterated to an enormous extent with lamp black.

Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists George Field