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Applying this method to lavender oils : — A lavender oil 

 containing 33 per cent, of acetate was etherified in the above 

 manner. Eight experiments resulted as follows : — 



Here also, acetylisation produced comparable figures. The 

 percentage of linalool calculated from the ester percentage 

 ascertained, does not, of course, agree with that of the oil. The 

 latter is reallv mucli o-reater. 



The etherification of various lavender oils resulted as follows : — • 



ESTER PER CENTAGE BEFORE 

 ETHERIFICATION. 



ESTER PERCENTAGE 



OF THE 

 RESULTING PRODUCT 



Experiments made with mixtures of lavender oil and turpentine 

 resulted as follows : — 



PER CENT. ESTER. 



A lavender oil mixed with 10% of turpentine showed 53*85 



20 „ „ 51-4 



30 „ „ 46-15 



