124. NOTICES OF BOOKS. 



wood Caccompanying a sample for tlie Museum) as extracted from the 

 shavings and refuse of " Cedar -pencils" it is clear that the so-called 

 " Virginian Cedar " is intended, viz. Junipertis Virginiana. Cedrat and 

 Citron (Citrus Medica). Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum). Citronella, 

 from an Jndropogon, probably A. Schcenmdhus. Cloves. Bill (Ane- 

 thum graveolens). Eglantine (made of half-a-dozen plants,— excluding 

 Eglantine or Sweet Briar, for that plant, we are told, docs not itself 

 find a place in the perfumer's "scent-roora"). Fennel-Mag (Acorus 

 Calamus). Geranium (chiefly Pelargonium odoratissiraum). Heliotrope 

 (already noticed). Honeysuckle, imitation only. Hovenia -. a " market- 

 article," made of Rose, Lemon, Clove, etc. Jasmine. Jonquil. -Laurel; 

 " from the berries of the Laurus nobilis and from the leaves of Laiirus 

 Cerasits" Now the Laurus nobilis Is the Baj/ or Sweet Bag, already 

 mentioned, and is of the Laurel family, and cannot have any "simi- 

 larity of odour to the oil distilled from the Bitter Almond." No 

 doubt the plant inteuded is the Pninus Laurocerasus, most improperly 

 called in our gardens " Common (or Cherry) Laurel." Lavender: culti- 

 vated to a great extent at Mitcham, Surrey ; and the essential oil from 

 the plants of this establishment is said to realize eight times the price in 

 the market of that produced in Prance or elsewhere, and is fully worth 

 the difference for delicacy of odour. The view given of these grounds 

 represents them very near the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. Lemon. 

 Lermu-grass (Andropogon Schcenanthus). Lilac. Lily {of the valley), 

 imitation. Magnolia (ditto). Marjoram. Meadow-sweet. Mignonette. 

 Mint. Myrtle. NeroU, or Orange-flower. Nutmeg. Olibanum. Orris 

 (Iris Florentina). Palm (Elaeis Guineensis ?). Patchouly (Pogoste- 

 mon Patchouly). Pea (Sweef). Pine-apple. Pink. Rhodium, distilled 

 from Convolvulus Scoparius. Rose; the Otto or Attar of Eoses of 

 Cashmire is considered superior to any other : but the pure Otto re- 

 quires to be diluted, or it has a " cloying sweetness." The finest pre- 

 paration of Eose, as an odour, is made at Grasse in France. Rosemary. 

 Sage. Sandal. Sassafras. Storax and Tolu. Syringa. Thyme. Ton- 

 quin. Tuberose. Vanilla (represented in the cut as growing on the 

 outside of a hothouse). Ferbena. Violet. Vitivert, or Kuskuss, 

 roots of Anatherum (not " Anthoxanthum " as stated at p. 143) muri- 

 catum. Volckameria, a mixture of Violet, Tuberose, Jasmine, Eose, 

 and Musk. Wall-Jhwer. Winter-green .-* this professes to be THen- 



♦ The name " Wiuter-green " is usually given to the gcriu3 r>/,-ota. Tneidalis is 



