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Prof. Meldola said that having been informed of the proposed exhibit by
Mr. Littler he had taken advantage of an opportunity which had recently
presented itself for calling attention to a somewhat kindred subject. The
importance of recording the survival or the decline and extinction of ancient
industries while the chance still remained had been dwelt upon by him at the
last meeting in connection with the use of wooden fish-hooks. He was par-
ticularly interested to learn, therefore, from the Duchess of Sutherland that
in the highlands of Scotland, in spite of the now general use of coal-tar
colouring matters, there was still a large amount of dyeing of home-made
materials carried on by means of native plants. The Duchess, who had
taken the greatest interest in promoting the home industries of Scotland, had
been so good as to forward him a list of the plants so used and the colours
furnished by them, and he thought that this list was of sufficient interest to
place upon record in connection with the observations made by Mr. Littler :—
VEGETABLE COLOURING-MATTERS USED AS DYEING
MATERIALS IN THE SCOTCH HIGHLANDS.
[Compiled from various local sources of information for her book on
Woman's Work; Highland Home Industries, by Millicent, Duchess of Suther-
land.]