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the fruits and flowers of the edible orange-treee (Citrus aurantium), not 

 equal, however, to those made from the bitter orange-tr.ee (Citrus 

 bigarradia), and that of Eucalyptus citirodora, which bears a strong resem- 

 blance to the citronella grown in the East and West Indies, and might be 

 used as a substitute. A very fine grease taken from the alpaca is also 

 exhibited, and may become a useful article to perfumers when the 

 herd of those animals reaches the proportions it is expected to attain. 



Queensland sends us a very good toilet soap made from the oil of the 

 dugong, a fish said to abound on the Australian coast, and a very pretty 

 casket made from myall-wood (Acacia pendula), which has an intense 

 and delightful smell of violets. This tree is very plentiful in all parts of 

 Australia ; and when the remarkable property it possesses becomes 

 known to European manufacturers, the wood will no doubt be in great re- 

 quest for making glove, handkerchief, and other fancy boxes, for as long 

 as it remains unpolished, it preserves this remarkable fragrance of violets, 

 which does not occur with such perfection in any other known sub- 

 stance. 



In Tasmania we find the tonga-bean wood (Alyxia buxifolia), which 

 has an odour similar to that of the tonquin-bean, and the muskwood, 

 which might be perhaps applied to perfumery purposes ; the silver wattle 

 (Acacia decdbata) is also very common in this island, and the colonists 

 may one day turn their attention to gather the flowers, which much re- 

 semble in fragrance those of the cassie (Acacia farnesiana), so useful to 

 perfumers. The eucalyptus amygdalian and other fragrant species like- 

 wise abound in Tasmania. 



The other British colonies exhibit but few objects worthy of notice. 

 Jamaica sends a few specimens of oil of ben (Moringa pterygosperma), 

 which was in great request with perfumers some time since, but for which 

 there seems to be no demand at present, although it is less liable to 

 become rancid than any other oil. Mauritius has two exhibitors of 

 vanilla, but we could not obtain a near inspection of it, the case being 

 kept locked. Canada sends some indifferent perfumery, and Natal a 

 little soap, chiefly made from cocoa-nut oil. The Ionian Islands, which 

 we include in the British colonies, contribute a very fine specimen of 

 otto of roses made in Corfu, which appeared to be the purest in the 

 Exhibition. 



Belgium exhibits principally toilet soaps, in which branch of man uf.tc- 

 ture it seems to have made great progress since the last Exhibition. These 

 soaps are made by the hot process, and are very similar to those of the 

 French makers. The excess of cocoa-nut oil which was at one time their 

 great fault, has been judiciously suppressed, and the quality is now very 

 creditable. Some good specimens of transparent soaps are also shown. 

 The alcoholic perfumes exhibited are not equal to the English or 

 French. 



Brazil shows an interesting collection of fragrant substances, available 

 for perfumery purposes some of which are already in use, though not 



