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KARL, an Austro-Hungarian composer; born of Jewish parents in Keszthely, Hungary, May 18, 1832.
He resided in Vienna. He became known in the United States by his operas, "The Queen of Sheba" and "Merlin," which was performed for the first time on any stage at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, in 1887, and by the very effective overtures, "Sakuntala" and "Penthesilea." The "Country Wedding" symphony is a great favorite. He died in 1915.
GOLD OF PLEASURE (Camelina), a small genus of Cruciferæ. The common gold of pleasure (C. sativa) is an annual plant of humble appearance, but with abundant yellow flowers. It is most commonly known as a weed in lint fields, though it is also cultivated alone or mixed with rapeseed in parts of Germany, Belgium, and the S. of Europe for sake of the abundant oil contained in its seeds. Its seeds and oil cake are, however, inferior to those of lint, and its oil is apt to become rancid and is less valued than that of rape or colza. The crop is cut or pulled when the pouches begin to turn yellow. The stems are tough, fibrous, and durable, and are used thatching and for making brooms; their fiber is sometimes made into very coarse cloth and packing-paper. The seeds are used for emollient poultices.
C. dentata is of similar habit and properties, but is not cultivated.