310 ORANGE FLOWER OIL. 



plant lloM-ers in tlieir stead. Now they often hardl\- know 

 lio\\- to dispose ot" all tlie flowers. Added to this, the higli 

 temperature of this spring" liad caused the plants to 

 develop so rapidh* tliat at the markets in the town one 

 could load oneself witli large bouquets of the most 

 beautiful blossoms for a nominal price. 



Pctitg'rain oil, which is distilled from the lea\'es, twin's 

 and unripe fruits of the bitter-fruited Orange, is naturalU' 

 cheaper than Neroli oil. It is often used to adulterate 

 Orange-liower oil, to wliich it is considerabh' inferior in 

 delicacv of scent. The perfume extracted from the 

 blossoms of the sweet-fruited Orange is chstinguished b\' 

 special qualities, and is kno\\-n as Xeroli-Portugal oil. 

 But I learn from tlie work on ethereal oils b\- E. Guilden- 

 meister and Fr. Hoffmann that this oil, as sold in the trade, 

 is not at all pure, but is composed o|: a mixture of vari- 

 ous Orange oils. 



The Orange oil which is extracted from tlie fresh 

 peel of ripe fruits of the sweet-fruited orange tree is 

 obtained in winter time. It is eas\' to prove that a great 

 deal of etliereal oil is present in the rind of an orange. 

 ^ OLi need onU' si_|uee/.e the peel close to a flame when the 

 expressed oil will ignite. The glands in the rind \\liicli 

 contain tlie ijil are so large that tlie\' can be seen with 

 the naked e\-e. 



The oil from tlie sweet-fruited as well as from the 

 bitter-fruited orange peel is made use of in perfumer^-. 

 And the ethereal oil of Bergamots, Mandarins, Limettes. 

 I'ampelmousse and Lemons is used for various pLuposes. 

 In Nice the\ used to emplo\' an instrument called 



