
FBI REPORT – OIL PAINT PIGMENT
DATE: 06/06/1999 SUBJECT: OIL PAINT PIGMENT
Rubia is the chief genus of the Rubiaceae family, a kin of flowering plants, wherein also dwelleth Coffea, whence cometh the drink we call coffee. It encompasseth some eighty species of perennial herbs and subshrubs, each of a scrambling or climbing nature, and native to the ancient lands of the Old World.

This genus, with its most renowned species, is commonly known by the name “madder,” as in Rubia tinctorum, Rubia peregrina, and Rubia cordifolia.

Sincerely, Sgt. redacted redac Honorable Illuminated Gentleman