[1640,John Rider, Francis Holy-Oke [i.e.,Francis Holyoake], “Reseda”, inRiders Dictionarie, Corrected and Augmented with the Addition of Many Hundred Words Both out of the Law, and out of the Latine, French, and Other Languages, such as Were and Are with Us in Common Use, but Never Printed till Now, to the Perfecting of the Worke.[...], London: Imprinted by Felix Kingston forIohn Waterson,→OCLC:
Reſeda[…] An herbe that hath a ſtalke like knots and joynts, a leafe like a nettle, and white in the middle.]
1850 September, “Flora Historica”[pseudonym], “MIGNONETTE.—RESEDA ODORATA.”, in Joseph Harrison, editor,The Floricultural Cabinet, and Florists’ Magazine, volume XVIII, number 45 (New Series), London: Whittaker and Co.,Ave Maria Lane,→OCLC,page223:
This genus of plants, of which we have twelve species, was namedReseda by the ancients, fromresedare to assuage, because some of the species were esteemed good for mitigating pains; and we learn from Pliny, that theReseda was considered to possess even the power of charming away many disorders. He tells us[…] that when it was used to resolve swellings, or to assuage inflammations, it was the custom to repeat the following words, thrice spitting on the ground at each repetition:— / "Reseda, cause these maladies to cease: knowest thou, knowest thou, who hath driven these pullets here? Let the roots have neither head nor foot."
A little work on bees which I read some time ago, states that bees collect pollen only on flowers of the same species, in order not to mix the pollen of different flowers together, and I have several times observed this statement as perfectly true during the time whenresedas, roses, and geraniums adorned a bed close to a bee-hive. The same bee or humble-bee which had been on areseda would only visitresedas, another only geraniums, &c.
1757,Philip Miller, “May”, inThe Gardeners Kalendar; Directing what Works are Necessary to be Done Every Month in the Kitchen, Fruit, and Pleasure-Gardens, as also in the Conservatory and Nursery. With Accounts I. Of the Particular Seasons for the Propagation of All Sorts of Esculent Plants and Fruits, with the Seasons wherein Each Sort is Proper for the Table. II. Of All Sorts of Trees, Plants, and Flowers, with the Time of Their Flowering in Each Month, 11th edition, London: Printed byCharles Rivington, forJohn Rivington, at the Bible and Crown, inSt. Paul's Church-Yard; and James Rivington and James Fletcher, at the Oxford-Theatre, inPater-noster Row,→OCLC,page146:
About the middle of this month, if the ſeaſon proves favourable, you may plant out your hardy annuals, ſuch as Marvel of Peru, Sweet Sultan, China After or Starwort, SweetReſeda called Mignonette d'Egypt, French and African Marigolds, Female Balſamine, Capſicum, Brown Jolly, and ſeveral other ſorts, which, if artfully diſpoſed, will afford an agreeable pleaſure, after the beauty of ſpring is paſt;[…]
[2003], H. Panda, “Raw Materials: Products of Natural Origin”, inThe Complete Technology Book on Herbal Perfumes & Cosmetics, New Delhi: Ajay Kr. Gupta, National Institute of Industrial Research,→ISBN,page92:
Reseda or mignonette is grown in the Grasse region [of France]. The tendency for green notes in recent years has given fresh interest to thereseda note. Absolute oil ofreseda has an odour recalling that of violet leaves, but with a rather fine 'powdery' background and a suggestion of rose and a little basil.
1873 September 26, “[Supplement to the Chemical News. Chemical Notices from Foreign Sources.Reimann’s Färber Zeitung.] No. 31, 1873”, inWilliam Crookes, editor,The Chemical News and Journal of Physical Science. (With which is Incorporated the “Chemical Gazette.”) A Journal of Practical Chemistry in All Its Applications to Pharmacy, Arts, and Manufactures, volume XXVIII, number722, London: Henry Gillman, Boy Court,Ludgate Hill, E.C.,→OCLC,page172, column 1:
This number contains a lis of the manufacturers of tinctorial chemicals to whom prizes have been awarded at the Vienna Exhibition. We find no English name in the catalogue. There are receipts for dyeing wool a bright green; for a finish for pack-thread; for areseda on genappe; a brown on silk; a printing black on cotton yarn; a blue-black on old cotton, velvets, and velveteens; a chamois and rose on old goods with cotton warps, saffranin on a sumach mordant being recommended for the latter; a black on mixed woollen and silk; a dark green on wool; a cheap violet on woollen piece-goods.
1876 September, M. Hommey, “6. Experiments upon the Uses of Aniline Black, by Vanadium, in Dyeing Woollen and Mixed Tissues”, in Charles O'Neill, editor,The Textile Colourist: A Monthly Journal of Bleaching, Printing, Dyeing, and Finishing Textile Fabrics, and the Manufacture and Application of Colouring Matters, volume II, number 9, Manchester: Palmer and Howe, 1, 3, & 5, Bond Street; London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co.; Glasgow: Porteus Bros.; Bradford: Thomas Brear; New York, N.Y.:John Wiley and Son,→OCLC,page150:
By mixing a weaker bath than the one indicated the cotton dyes up a dark green, and the wool acquires a dull and weakreseda shade.
1877 March 28, “The Boudoir. Spring Novelties.”, inThe Bazaar, the Exchange and Mart, and Journal of the Household, volume XVI, London: [s.n.] 32, Wellington-Street,Strand, W.C.,→OCLC,pages198–199:
Sateens a 1s. 4½d., 32in. wide, will be very useful, and always look nice, whether as whole or part dresses. There is one of French grey that has a most satin like surface, and another ofreseda shade, which is again likely to have a run as a fashionable colour.
“reseda”, inKielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki:Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland),2004–, retrieved2023-07-03
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