But while they are, of course, the natural agents for distributing the plants over the country, men find that by cutting bits of any sumac root and planting them in good garden soil, strong specimens are secured within a year.
An exquisite cut-leaved variety of the smooth sumac adorns many fine lawns.
The sumac high and the elder thick, Where we found the stone and the ragged stick.
THE OLD BYWAY Its rotting fence one scarcely sees Through sumac and wild blackberries, Thick elder and the bramble-rose, Big ox-eyed daisies where the bees Hang droning in repose.
In the recipes the quantities of dyes, sumac or tannin, and tartar emetic only are given, the other ingredients and processes are the same in all.
The goods are now taken out and put into a fixing bath of sumac or tannin, in which they are treated for fifteen minutes.
The two Seneca went around on the other side, and began throwing sumac darts as they approached, so that the others would think they were some of their own men at play.
Throwing sumac darts--The throwing of darts and arrows, either at a mark or simply to see who can throw farthest, is a favorite amusement among the young men and boys.
The knife whizzed, harmless, into the sumac patch.
Instinct or experience must have imparted this useful truth to the lurker in the sumac patch, for as the great dog drew near the man incontinently wheeled and broke cover.
Well, as I was saying, I rode out to the patch, tied Ginger to a sumac bush, and began to pick the berries, which were ripe as I had expected.
I know why Ginger came home with that little sumac bush fastened to his bridle.
Arriving there in less than half an hour, she tied Ginger to a sumac bush, and to her delight found that the berries were quite ripe, and was soon absorbed in the task of filling her basket.
He was told that Kate's pony had come home, riderless, to the corral while he was absent, and a smallsumac bush to which his reins were tied, had been torn up by the roots and was dragging at his feet.
This dye is essentially an ink, the tannic acid of the sumaccombining with the sesquioxide of iron in the roasted ocher, the whole enriched by the carbon of the calcined gum.
Early next morning he was abroad and in fine toilet, and with a full voice from the top of the sumac greeted the day--"Wet year!
When she took wing, he so dexterously intercepted her course that several time she found refuge in his sumac without realizing where she was.
Yes, I did," he replied, and made a pretense of turning to the sumac again.
Cardinal The sumac seemed to fill his idea of a perfect location from the very first.
The Cardinal, hunting grubs in the corn field, heard the frightened cries of his mate, and dashed to the sumac in time to see the poor little ball of brightly tinted feathers disappear in the water and to hear the splash of the fish.
He watched and waited until there was no hope of the nestling coming up, then he went to the sumac to try to comfort his mate.
How eagerly he searched, and how gladly he flew to the sumac with every rare morsel!
He claimed that sumac for his very own, and stoutly battled for possession with many intruders.
Back this spring in a night, an' struck that sumacover a month ago.
When this had happened so often that she seemed to recognize the sumac as a place of refuge, the Cardinal slipped aside and spent all his remaining breath in an exultant whistle of triumph, for now he was beginning to see his way.
The Cardinal went to the top rail and feasted on the sweet grains of corn until his craw was full, and then nestled in the sumac and went to sleep.
He was compelled almost hourly to wage battles for his location, for there was something fine about the old stag sumacthat attracted homestead seekers.
Dropping precipitately, he plunged his burning beak into the loved water; then he flew into a fine old stagsumac and tucked his head under his wing for a short rest.
Cut a branch of the sumac so that it is about four inches high, and of the style for a tree; nail this on a block of wood to make it stand.
It is best to use sumac because it is the only handy wood that one can easily stick a pin through, or cut.
In place of using sumac the cheaper myrabolam extract may be used.
In the recipes the quantities of the dyes, sumac or tannin and tartar emetic are given only, the other ingredients and processes are the same in all.
Sumac turns the shade somewhat greener, which is noticed especially after bleaching, therefore tannin is given the preference.
The goods are now taken out and put into a fixing-bath of sumac or tannin, in which they are treated for fifteen minutes; to this same bath there is next added tartar emetic and 1 lb.
Fine blacks are got if after oiling the cotton is treated with sumac or tannic acid, then mordanted with iron and dyed with alizarine as usual.
Across the fence a sumac covered embankment falls precipitately to the Wabash, where it sweeps around a great curve at Horseshoe Bend.
Without a doubt, for this same reason, the cardinal sang from every tree and bush around Horseshoe Bend, save the sumac where his mate hovered their young.
V V Drain The tanned butts are piled for 2-3 days, sometimes rinsed to remove dusting material, and then scoured either by machine or by drumming with sumac and extract.
The goods are wet back with warm water and drummed for 1-2 hours in warm sumacto prepare for dyeing.
This may be done by careful drying, and wetting back the parts that have become too dry with tepid water or weak sumac liquor, and then leaving the goods "in pile" until of uniform humidity.
The goods are sometimes rinsed in weak sumac liquor before vatting to get good penetration, and sometimes after to ensure good colour.
Footnote 3: Also spelt Sumac and Shumac, and always pronounced like the latter.
The dull red torches of the smooth sumacare extinguished.
This sumacis terrible in its effects, often causing temporary blindness.
When in the army I came across a very curious case of poisoning with swamp-sumac and poison-ivy.
When poisoned with ivy or sumac (they are all sumacs), if time and cooling medicines are taken, the poison will slowly exhaust itself; but it is a tedious and slow operation.
He had never heard of any woman, white or black, usingsumac for a bouquet.
The bit of sumac out of which the octoroon had improvised a nosegay lighted up her skin and eyes, and created an ensemble as closely resembling a Henri painting as anything the streets of Hooker's Bend were destined to see.
At first he put it down to mere niggerish taste, and his dislike for the girl edged his stricture; then, on second thought, the oddness of sumac for a nosegay caught his attention.
In this particular case Captain Renfrew found every reason to believe that this flaring bit of sumac was the prelude to an elopement.
Willie's face had been red, unusually so, and glowed all morning like sumac seed against its green setting.
Over the stone walls the groups of shrubbery lifted their wealth of foliage; and the sumac sprinkled against this background were like coals of fire.
The maples were ablaze for miles, and so vivid seemed the flame of sumac berries one almost expected to see smoke ascending on the tranquil morning air.
The juice of the poison sumacalso forms a lacquer similar to that of Japan.
Meanwhile, Cusi Ccoyllur gave birth to a child which was named Yma Sumac (“how beautiful”).
Next there is a touching dialogue between Yma Sumac and one of the virgins, who allows her to visit her mother in the dungeon.
I urge the adoption of this careful method for all trees and shrubs, not excepting the sumac and willow.
Now the old stave bucket and the sumac spile are gone, and in their place a patent galvanized spile not only conducts the sap but holds in place a tin bucket carefully covered.
The Inca hands over the matter to Ollantay, but this Yma Sumac will not have, and, the Uillac Uma intervening, the Inca consents to go with the child.
They call me Yma Sumac now, But to give it me is a mistake.
There is next another scene in the garden of the convent, in which Yma Sumac importunes Pitu Salla to tell her the secret of the prisoner.
Yma Sumac goes as Mama Ccacca enters and cross examines Pitu Salla on her progress in persuading Yma Sumacto adopt convent life.
She leads Yma Sumac through bushes to the stone door, fixes the torch, presses something, and the door swings round.
The conversation which follows shows that Yma Sumac detests the convent and refuses to take the vows.
There are rejoicings, and in the midst of it all Yma Sumac forces her way into the hall, and throws herself at the Inca's feet, entreating him to save her mother from death.
In early August I can follow their line of flight westward, through the woods for more than a mile, to an old pasture where great patches of dwarf sumac are in bloom.
I wonder if, in all their range, they let waste one drop of this heavy golden sumac honey?
Then I fetch a compass far around toward home, and wherever I find the sumac in blossom, whether a hundred clustered bushes, or a single panicle of flowers hidden deep in the woods, there I find my golden bees.
Or can the wintry sumac sably stooping So charm and lift my heart from heartless drooping When other healings all were asked in vain?
Where the wahoo reds And the sumac spreads Tall plumes o'er the purple privet, I beg a kiss Of the wind, tho I wis Right well he never will give it.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sumac" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: ebony; oak; shrub; wood
