The history and the development of azoic dyes baaed on the arylamides of o‐hydroxycarboxylic acids are reviewed. The relation between the chemical constitution of an azoio dye and its substantivity on cellulose is discussed, and the paper concludes with an account of stabilised diazo components.
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