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"The lichen from which the (rich violet, mauve or purple) dye is obtained."-Whitney, 1902

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"The lichen from which the (rich violet, mauve or purple) dye is obtained."-Whitney, 1902

"Cochineal is a dye-stuff employed in dyeing scarlet and crimson; consists of the bodies of the femals of a species of coccus, which feeds upon plants of the cactus family. The cochineal insect is a small creature, a pound of cochineal being calculated to contain 70,000 in a dried state."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Female Cochineal Insect

"Cochineal is a dye-stuff employed in dyeing scarlet and crimson; consists of the bodies of the femals…

"Cochineal is a dye-stuff employed in dyeing scarlet and crimson; consists of the bodies of the femals of a species of coccus, which feeds upon plants of the cactus family. The cochineal insect is a small creature, a pound of cochineal being calculated to contain 70,000 in a dried state."—(Charles Leonard-Stuart, 1911)

Male Cochineal Insect

"Cochineal is a dye-stuff employed in dyeing scarlet and crimson; consists of the bodies of the femals…