The bo tree, lso called the Pipal or Prepul (Ficus religiosa) is an Indian fig tree held sacred to Buddha and of Vishnu. It is a tree of considerable size, with sap abounding in caoutchouc, while it also yields lac. Research Bo tree
Coccus is a genus of insects of the order Hemiptera, family Coccidae, or scale-insects. The males are elongated in their form, have large wings, and are destitute of any obvious means of suction; the females, on the contrary, are of a rounded or oval form, about an eighth of an inch in length, have no wings, but possess a beak or sucker, by which they suck up the juices of the plants on which they live. At a certain period of their life the females attach themselves to the plant or tree which they inhabit, and remain thereon immovable during the rest of their existence. In this situation they are impregnated by the male; after which their body increases considerably, in many species losing its original form and assuming that of a gall, and, after depositing the eggs, drying up and forming a habitation for the young. Some of these insects are troublesome in gardens, plantations, and hot-houses, while others are of great value. for example, kermes, cochineal, lac-lake, lac-dye, and gum-lac are either the perfect insects dried, or the secretions which they form.
Kermes consist of the dried females of Coccus ilicis, found in great abundance upon a species of oak (Quercus coccifera), a native of the Mediterranean basin, and gathered before the eggs are hatched. It was known as a dye-stuff in the earliest times, but has partly fallen into disuse since the introduction of cochineal. Cochineal consists of the bodies of the females of the Coccus cacti, a native of Mexico, which feeds on various species of cactus, particularly on one called nopal (Opuntia cochinillifera). Research Coccus
Croton is a genus of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees, of the natural order Euphorbiaceae, comprehending a great number of species, many of which possess important medical properties. The more remarkable species are Croton Cascarilla, a native of the West Indies and Florida, which yields the cascarilla bark, a valuable aromatic tonic; Croton lacciferum, a native of the East Indies, said to furnish the finest of all the sorts of lac; Croton Tiglium, an inhabitant of the East Indies, from the seeds of which croton-oil is extracted; and Croton Draco, a Mexican plant, which yields a red resinous substance used in making varnish. Croton Pseudo-china, the copalche plant, yields the bark of that name, but Croton bidsamiferum, Croton aromaticum, and Croton thuriferum are merely aromatic. Research Croton
Chretien de Troyes was a French trouvere. He was born about 1150 at Troyes and died about the end of the 12th or beginning of the 13th century. His fame rests upon six romances still extant: Iric et Guide, Perceval le Gallois, Le ChevalierauLion, Cliget, Chevalier de la Table ronde, Lancelot du lac, and Guillaume d'Angleterre. Another two of his works, Tristan, ou le RoiMarc et la Reine Yseult, and Le Chevalier a l'Epee, have been apparently lost. Research Chretien de Troyes
The LAC M5 is a Belgian CS gas hand grenade. The LAC M5 is fitted with a three second delay fuse and emits CS gas for 30 seconds after detonation. Research LAC M5
The LAC M6 is a Belgian CS gas hand grenade. The LAC M6 is designed to be hand thrown or propelled by a grenade launcher and is fitted with a three second delay fuse and emits CS gas for 30 seconds after detonation. Research LAC M6
The LAC M7 is a Belgian CS gas hand grenade. The LAC M7 is fitted with a three second delay fuse and breaks into two upon detonation, each half emitting a stream of CS gas for 30 seconds. Research LAC M7
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