PERFUiMES. 



urnal insects to carr\' their pollen. A large number of 

 Tuberoses is required to saturate the fat with per- 

 fume so that this extract, like a great many other delicate 

 perfumes, is ver\- expensive. When spread out on la\'ers 

 of cold fat, the Tuberoses continue to produce scent-sub- 

 stance; in this way it is possible to obtain about twelve 

 times as much perfume as with Petrol-ether, which kills 

 the flowers at once. With us the Lilac, S\'r///i;'a I'/i/onris, 

 might be used instead of the Tuberose to make a ver^■ 

 similar pomade hx the same process. 



It is not onh" the recognised ■'perfumes'' of plants 

 that are used. For tlie scent of cucumber is turned to 

 account for man\' purposes. An essence is made b\' 

 distilling the same alcohol several times with freshly cut 

 slices of cucumber. Witli this essence the ointment 

 kno\\'n as Cold Cream is scented, and this gives it the 

 refreshing aroma for which it is valued. 



I must not omit to mention that an ethereal oil is 

 distilled even Iroin garlic. Ot course this oil is not used 

 in the making ot: perlumes. though one might sometimes 

 think so in the south ot Europe or in the East, but it is 

 taken as a vermituge. The hrm of Schimmel and Co. who 

 prepare this, as well as nearh' all other volatile oils now 

 in use, recommend garlic oil, too, as a kitchen condiment. 

 We may form an idea of the concentrated smell of this 

 delightful oil when we consider that out of sixteen 

 kilogrammes of garlic onh- ten grammes of oil are 

 obtained! 



Solution of Ammonia, the so-called Spirits of 

 Hartshorn, and Ammonium Carbonate, in sj^ite ol their 



