Plants which Dye Green.—
- Privet. Ligustrum vulgare. Berries and leaves, with alum.
- Flowering reed. Phragmites communis. Flowering tops, with copperas.
- Elder. Sambucus nigra. Leaves with alum.
- Nettle. Urtica dioica and U. Urens.
- Lily of the valley. Convalaria majalis. Leaves.
- Larch. Bark, with alum.
Plants which Dye Brown.—
- Whortleberry. Vaccinium Myrtillus. Young shoots, with nut galls.
- Larch. Pine needles, collected in Autumn.
- Walnut. Root and green husks of nut.
- Water Lily. Nymphæa alba. Root.
- Alder. Alnus glutinosa. Bark.
- Birch. Betula alba. Bark.
- Oak. Quercus Rohur. Bark.
- Red currants, with alum.
- Hop. Humulus lupulus. Stalks give a brownish red colour.
Plants which Dye Purple.—
- Whortleberry or blaeberry. Vaccinium myrtillus. Berries. "It contains a blue or purple dye which will dye wool and silk without mordant."
- Deadly nightshade. Atropa Belladonna.
- Sundew. Drosera.
- Bryony. Bryonia dioica. Berries.
- Danewort. Sambucus Ebulus. Berries.
- Elder. Sambucus nigra. Berries, with alum, a violet; with alum and salt, a lilac colour.
- Dandelion. Taraxacum Dens-leonis. Roots. Dyes a magenta colour.
- Damson. Fruit, with alum.
Plants which Dye Black.—
- Alder. Alnus glutinosa. Bark with copperas.
- Blackberry. Rubus fruticosus. Young shoots, with salts of iron.
- Dock. Rumex. Root.
- Iris. Iris Pseudacorus. Root.
- Meadowsweet. Spirea Ulmaria.
- Oak. Bark and acorns.
- Elder. Bark, with copperas.