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simply laden with the buds, There was in the air a hirig resinous, 
pleasant odour from the buds. My hands were covered with what 
exuded and—this is the point—though I washed my hands three times 
the pieni scent rem are 
Can the buds be put to any use? I am here but for ten days, but 
fom what I have seen p think there must be an almost inex- 
giblo an supply 
ours faithfully, 
(Siga) F. C. CoNsTABLE. 
Karachi 
Messrs. Piesse & Lupin to Rovat GARDENS, Kew. 
2, New DUM Street, London, 
DEAR Mr. a ACKSON. February 1 18: 
r note and the sample of Sirobilaathes duly to hand this 
morning. 
The odour certainly somewhat resembles patchouli, but, we think here, 
not so 
If M correspondent could have some of the cones and leaves dis- 
tilled with water so as to collect the otto we could form a better opinion 
as to its applicability to the wants of the perfumery trade. Speaking 
eoo we think it would belikely to be used in the soap trade. 
e ottos, as you know, are considerably altered by the distillation, 
for pete neroli, from orange blossom, and the neroli is perhaps more 
appreciated than the orange blossom, if we may judge from the ever- 
lasting demand for “eau de cologne” in which it is prominent, 
experiment is worth trying, and perpens your ERE would pick 
up some hints from the “ Art of Perfumery.’ 
Believe me, &c., 
(Signed) T arit H. Presse. 
Mr. Littledale’s Tibetan Plants.—Mr. Littledale gave a striking 
account of his recent remarkable journey in Tibet at the meeting of 
the Royal Geographical Society on Februar 
The Director made the following remarks on the plants collected :— 
“Tt was a happy circumstance that Mr: Littledule had been able to 
save his parcel of dried plants from the disasters which befel the rest 
of his collections. Its examination, which is not yet wholly completed, 
ring of mountains which lie between the Tengri 
The precise position was lat. 30° 12’, N. and long. 90° 25, 
* One of the most striking festures of the collection is the large 
preponderance of European genera; one might in fact say of British, 
because the large majority are represented in in Britain. Out of betwen 
40 and 50 genera there are only half a dozen of which this is not the 
case. Five species, Aconitum Napellus, Potentilla fruticosa, 
phyllum verticillatum Taraxacum palustre and Polygonum viviparum 
are actually found in this mese i The first is probably an introduced 
plant, the Myriophyllum is an aquatie, the distribution of which is usually 
wide, but the two last are characteristic mountain forms with us. And 
