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pentine oil with which it is often adulterated, 
The fruit closely resembles the lemon in size, 
color, and shape, but is rather more pyriform 
in outlines. Bergamot contains several hydro- 
carbons, and a solid, greasy substance termed 
bergaptene or bergamot camphor. Bergamot is 
employed exclusively as an adjunct to perfu- 
mery, and is oneof the ingredients in the offici- 
nal preparation of the Spiritus odoratus, The 
pure oil is readily distinguished from the oils of 
orange and lemon by forming a clear solution 
With liquor potassa. 
_Oleum Cajuputi, Cajeput Oil. This volatile 
oil is obtained from the leaves of the small tree 
known as the Melaleuca Minor or Melaleuca 
Cajuputi.—Natural order Myrtacez. Native 
of the Molucca Islands; also found in the east- 
ern regions of Australia. In the Indian lan- 
guage it is known as the Kayapootee Oil Tree, 
Anglo-Saxonized into the Whitewood Oil Tree. 
The leaves are macerated in water for several 
hours and then distilled. The oil occurs in 
commerce as a transparent mobile liquid, hav- 
ing a pale-green or bluish green color, with a 
Strong, agreeable, camphoraceous odor, and a 
warm, aromatic taste, with a specific gravity of 
0-92, and congealing at 13° F. (25° ©). Fie 
Color of the oil is said to be due to the copper 
cans in which it is placed, and a trace of copper 
1s always to be found in the commercial oil. 
he principal constituent is cajuputol, a sub- 
Stance which, when treated with phosphoric 
anhydride, yields cajuputene. The Cajuput Oil 
is a stimulant and carminative, and a mild ru- 
befacient applied externally. The dose is from 
