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7. Other things

Flowers of rose, jasmine, champa etc., are used in making perfumes.

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shampoo.
Bamboo is always confused
We get rubber from the latex (liquid)
to be tree but it is grass.
of rubber tree.
Gum is made from the latex of trees like
keekar and acacia.
Paper is made from the pulp of trees like
bamboo.
Soap
We make dyes paints and varnishes from
,
the juices of some trees.
Perfumes
We get dyes from plants like henna, true
indigo etc.

We make compost with dry leaves.
Flowers and leaves of many plants are

used for decoration and making bouquets. Paper
Paint
Scientific Terms
Bulge up : a rounded swelling

Fibre : a thread or filament from textile plant or animal

Fleshy : the soft part
Latex : a milky fluid in plant

Shelter : a place giving protection

Chapter at a Glance

³ Some plants are useful for us.
³ Some plants store their food in roots.

³ Fruits are the fleshy part of a plant that can be eaten as food.

³ We also get nuts from plants.
³ Plants give us spices.

³ We get edible oils also from plants.
³ Plants also give us tea, coffee and sugar.

³ Plants keep the air fresh.
³ Paper is made from the pulp of the trees like bamboo.