CONTENTS. 



425 



Pags 

 Manner of obtaining and 



clarifying fat .... 305 



Violet perfume 306 



Extraction by Petrol -ether 306 



"Violet root" 307 



Sandal-wood 308 



Orange flowers 309 



Manufacture of pomade on 



a small scale . . . . 312 



Oil of Roses 312 



Reseda 316 



Lavender and Rosemary oil 316 



Eau de Cologne . . . . 318 



Jasmine 320 



Tuberoses 321 



Flower perfume at different 



times of day . . . . 321 



Cucumber scent, Garlic oil 322 



Spirits of Hartshorn in per- 



fumer\' 



Ethereal oils as poisons 

 Ethereal oils, their oxidation, 

 Susceptibility of the sense 



of smell 



Flower growing on the 



Riviera 



Perfuming of the body in 



ancient times .... 

 Manufactu're of unguents in 



ancient times .... 

 Excessive use of unguents 



in ancient times 

 1 Wreaths at drinking feasts 

 Luxur\" in ancient times 

 Perfumes at the courts of 



France and England . 



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334 



FIFTH JOURNEY, 



^ervi 338 



Marine parade 339 



The sea 340 



Pliny's praise of the earth . 341 

 Michelet's impression of 



the sea 342 



Former conditions on the 



Ligurian coast .... 344 



Nervi shelteredfroni the wind 346 



Old descriptions of Nervi . 346 



Nervi's development . . . 347 



Plants an index to climate . 348 



Plants on the beach . . . 351 

 Excursion to Monte di Porto- 



fino 352 



Plants on the promontory . 353 



Maquis 354 



Botanical knowledge of the 



Ligurians 357 



San Fruttuoso ..... 357 



Slaughter of birds in Italy 358 



Legend of San Fructuosus 361 



Sea trip to Portofino . . 363 



Portofino 364 



Its history 364 



Madonna del Capo . . . 365 



Monastery of Cervara . . 365 



Sestri Levantc 366 



Climate 367 



Vegetation 367 



Villa Piuma 368 



Telegrapho 369 



Santa Anna 373 



Mountain Road from Chia- 



vari to Rapallo. . . . 374 



Zoagli 375 



Entella 375 



San Salvatore 375 



The Fieschi 376 



Excursion to Bracco . . . 377 



