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woody stems, and will yield a useful supply of 

 sweetly scented leaves for the mission pot-pourri. 

 They are best gathered when fully matured at the 

 end of summer. These are the chief materials 

 required, and when the bags are to be filled I 

 prepare the scent thus 



Taking a large hand-basin, I fill it three-parts 

 full of rose-leaves, adding three handfuls of lavender 

 flowers, a large cupful of coarsely-bruised cloves 

 and allspice, half an ounce of mace (no salt of any 

 kind), pouring over the whole about a teaspoonful 

 of oil of lavender and another of essence of ber- 

 gamot. 



The dried gland of the musk deer, which can be 

 had at most perfumers, imparts a delicious odour 

 to the rest of the materials. This musk pod can 

 be retained to scent relays of the leaves, as it will 

 continue to give out a musky perfume for many 

 months. 



Sweet oranges entirely covered with cloves stuck 

 into the rind form, when dried, a pleasant addition 

 to one's jar of pot-pourri. A stiletto is needed to 

 make a small hole, and then the stalk of the clove 

 is pressed in as far as it will. go. If the orange is 



