150 MANUFACTURES OF GRASSE AND CANNES. 



1863. substance which appears to constitute the precious incense 

 used at Easter in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jeru- 

 salem, and of which small pieces are sold to the pilgrims at an 

 enormous price, not indeed for burning, but chiefly to be 

 carried as a charm. 



In conclusion, I wish to express an earnest desire that any 

 traveller visiting Asia Minor or Northern Syria, or resident in 

 either of those countries, would carefully examine the stems of 

 Sty row officinale with a view to discover any adherent resin, still 

 more that he would perforate the trunk of that tree and observe 

 after the lapse of some time whether such perforation is fol- 

 lowed by an exudation of resin. [N. Eepert. f. Pharm. xii. 241.] 



SOME NOTES ON THE MANUFACTURES OF GRASSE 



AND CANNES. 



(Manufacturen von Grasse and Cannes dtherische Ode.) 



1857. 'THAT portion of the South of France which borders the 

 Mediterranean between Toulon and Nice is noted for its mild, 

 salubrious climate, and also for the growth and manufacture of 

 several productions of interest to the druggist and the 

 perfumer. 



A recent visit to the district in question, and especially to 

 the towns of Grasse and Cannes, having given me the oppor- 

 tunity of seeing something of the manufactures there carried on, 

 1 have thought that a few lines on the subject might prove 

 acceptable to English readers. Let it. be remembered they are 

 but the notes of a passing stranger, and as such not to be 

 taken for more than they are worth. 



Grasse. Grasse is a town of some 13,000 inhabitants, lying at the 

 foot of a range of mountains, and open to the Mediterranean 

 from which it is distant about eight or nine miles. The olive is 

 cultivated in great abundance in all the adjacent country, and 

 grows far more luxuriantly than in many other olive districts of 

 the South of France. The mildness of the climate is still more 

 manifested by the orange trees, which, with here and there a 

 date-palm, form a striking ornament of the little town gardens 



