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—Tilam Wangi (Straits Settlements, Holmes); 
US (Philippines, Blanco).—Patchouli or Patchouly of Euro- 
pean commer 
Native of the AMPIA Islands. Cultivated at Lagos and 
Abutshi (River Niger), etc 
he leaves are largely imported into Europe for the extraction 
of the perfume “ Patchouli.” They come especially into Grasse, 
the price being about 72 francs per 100 kilos edad & Essen- 
tial Oil Record, May, 1914, p. 149). Dried leaves were placed 
among Indian shawls to keep away insects, and it is also said to 
give the semana smell to Chinese or Indian Ink (Hooker, 
London Jo Bot. i. 1849, p. 329). Commercial Patchouli is 
sometimes PEE PARE with the leaves of Urena lobata (p. 68) the 
“ Perpulut " of the Malays (Kew Bull. 1889, p. 137). The oil in 
the London Market is quoted at 17s. per Ib. (Perfumery & Essential 
Oil Record, June 1915, p. 222) ; 20s. per Ib. (1.c. Nov. 1915 p. 355). 
West African Patchouli leaves, from plants grown by the Niger 
Company at Abutshi, appeared on the nieta ut 1809 (Chemist 
ruggist, Jan. 28th, 1893, p. 157). In May, 1890, Woodruff 
(see p. 35) reported that there were nearly 200 plants of Patchouli 
growing at Abutshi (Kew Bull. 1891, p. 94). 
In Penang cuttings put in in January and planted out the last 
week in February 3 ft. apart, yielded when cut July 21st at the 
rate of 8980 Ib. of leaves per acre in a green state, and after being 
dried for 10 days in a cool, airy shed the weight per acre was at the 
rate of 2120 Ib.; a second cutting about 6 months later yielded 
(Eo Bull à the same, giving more than a ton of leaf per annum 
w Bull. 1888, p. 133). 
The cultivation is comparatively easy on lines similar to above 
and full particulars are diit in Kew Bull. 1888, pp. 135-139, and 
in the following references : 
Ref.—*‘ Pucha-Pat or Patchouli (Pogostemon mae ae" a 
Hooker’s London Journ. Botany, i. 1849, pp. 328-33 
“ Patchouly (Pogostemon Patchouli, Lindl., Plectranthus crassi- 
jolius, Burnett), ” in The Art of Perfumery, Piesse, pp. 174-177 
(Longmans, Green & Co., London, 1879).——Patchouli (Pogos- 
temon Patchouli, var. suavis), " in Kew Bull. 1888, pp. 71-74; 
pp. 133-1534 ; 1889, pp. 135-159.-——'' Notes on the Cultivation and 
Veiis s vei iouis and Its Adulteration," Wray, i n Journ. 
Agric. H oc. Tndia, viii. 1889, pp. 283-291.— —" Po SUN 
Patch in a Dit Econ. Pród. i ia, Watt, vi. part 1B, 1892, 
ada “Note on Dilem and Patchouli,” Holmes, in 
| DE n. 1896, pp. 222-224.— —" The Patchouli 
Misi. No. 299, ' August 1905. pp. 255-256. ——“ Notes on 
Patchouli,” in Museum Report, the us Soc. of Great Britain, 
Holmes, 1907-10, pp. 7-9.——* Patchouli (Pogostemon Patchouli, 
var. suavis, Hook. t. = P. Cablin, Benth.)," in Kew Bull. 1908, 
pp. 78-82.— —" Notes on Patchouli, os Holmes, in Pharm. Journ. 
[4] xxvi. 1908, p. 349.——“ The Patchouli Plant of Commerce ree,” 
Holmes, i in The Perfumery and Essential Oil Record, Nov. 1913, 
pp. 369-371. 
