Henna
The Persian ladies tinge the tips of their fingers with henna
to make them a reddish-yellow.
“The leaf of the henna-plant resembles that of the myrtle. The
blossom has a powerful fragrance: it grows like a feather about 18
inches long, forming a cluster of small yellow flowers.” —Baker: Nile Tribes, Abyssinia, chap. i. p. 3.
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