ET wis god wile du me "ésoubicscias When fud joe mut 
h to submit the three samples to a content judge of 
, and by so doing you will be conferring a bene 
shall be enabled to form a definite eee 
ded cultivation will prove profitable or o otherwi: 
information respecting the prepar weiss probable ‘future 
&c., would also be of great assistance 
* C, CURTIS.” 
e specimens received from Mr. Curtis were forwarded to Messrs. 
d Lubin, of New Bond Street, who were good eno i e to 
ri spon them, as follows :— 
"2 New Bond 
l Stree 
* Sth October m 
“The sample Ns. lisexcellent. 'The com sien value we estimate 
& to be about 807. or 1007. per ton. No. 2 is less valuable pro rata for 
* the weight of stalks, which kave no odour, and yield no attar on 
* distillation. No. 3 you correctly describe as being used for the 
.* adulteration of the genuine leaves. We always “find it in the 
.** Patchouli leaves we purchase for perfumery purposes. If it yielded 
‘odourous essential oil on distillation, that would possess some 
ial value. The sample appears to us, however, to have but 
very slight camphoraceous odour. 
are expecting shortly the first consignment of i ub leaves 
. €. Fillan, who is- E it experimentall minica. 
Hd 
mand for Both di and attar of Doak iab: not 
great, is steady and continuous. The attar fetches about 2s. 
per oz. weight. — 
“Presse AND LUBIN.” 
ioa specimens were forwarded to Messrs. teh eer Burbidges, 
. and Fi rries, who obligingly sent the following report :— 
“16, Coleman Street, 12th October 1887. 
receipt of your faveur of the 3rd ultimo, together r with. 
of ui es. The sample 1, Pogostemon Dicho uli, i8: 
r aod worth abcut ls. per Ib. No. 2 is very 
air “flavour, worth about 4d. to- per No. 3, 
il known on oV market and is of no commercial Ns 
T doubt if it contains any useful property, € should think. es 
only be : added to inerease the bulk of Patehoul e 
valuat uations I have given you would apply to shipments of 
t if a large parcel, say 20 tons, were suddenly put on —— 
would probably decline. It is, therefore, advisable ; 
caution in making shipments. At the pre moment 
: e fair demand for good leaves. Any further information. 
I shall iei Lh to e. you. 
BURBIDGES,  CYRIAX, AND FARRIES,”?. 
Don a d | sak e | regards Pate houli leaves us 
s good aink to supply. us with the following "n 
Pere on “Mincing Lane, E.C, Rios 
ease | «20th October 1887. . 
g to my letter of du Ge Iam gei tobe able to give 
information a bu sines character re P atchouli, : 
