alizarine, the coloring principle of madder, was until lately obtained only from the root of the madder plant; now it is almost wholly manufactured from coal-tar, and the manufactured article serves its purpose much better than the native product.
"An Introduction to Chemical Science"
R.P. Williams
This hawking machine will be found useful in dyeing indigo on wool, in mordanting and dyeing wool with the alizarine series of dyes.
"The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics"
Franklin Beech
It is not suitable for the application of the alizarine colours.
"The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics"
Franklin Beech