CONTENTS 



PAGE 



Of the oils used as the vehicle of perfumes 341 



Of the spices used in making perfumes and their treat- 

 ment 347 



Of the various parts of plants used for perfumes, and of 



the composition of various notable perfumes ... 351 



Of the properties of various spices 355 



Of the medicinal properties of certain perfumes .... 359 

 Of rules for the mixture of spices, and of the storing of 



various perfumes 361 



Of the properties of certain perfumes 365 



Of other properties and peculiarities of perfumes . . . 373 

 Of the making of perfume -powders and compound per- 

 fumes 377 



Of the characteristic smells of animals, and of certain 

 curious facts as to the smell of animal and vegetable 



products 381 



Of odours as compared with other sense-impressions . . 383 



CONCERNING WEATHER SIGNS 



Introductory : general principles . 391 



The signs of rain . . . . 397 



The signs of wind 407 



The signs of fair weather 427 



Miscellaneous signs 431 



INDEX OF PLANTS 435 



KEY TO THE INDEX 



I. List of plants mentioned in the Enquiry under 



botanical names ". . . . 487 



II. List of plants mentioned in the Enquiry unde 



popular names 494 



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