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in Formosa, and the Camphor Monopoly Bureau in that island intends to 

 take over the sale of it. We have had occasion to examine samples of 

 this distillate, and are in a position to pronounce it as thoroughly capable 

 of competing on the market. Whether it will be possible to supply the 

 Formosan oil cheaply enough must for the present remain in doubt, 

 because so far no further particulars have come to hand with regard to 

 the new article 1 ). 



The question from what plants Cayenne linaloe oil (Huile de Bois 

 de Rose femette), is distilled has not yet been definitely solved. Hence, 

 special interest attaches to an article by E. M. Holmes 2 ) in which the 

 author gives a short synopsis of the publications which have thus far 

 appeared on this subject. He comes to the conclusion that "Bois de Rose 

 femelle" is not, as stated by Moller 3 ), derived from Ocotea caudata, but 

 from Protium (Idea) altissimum March. In Cayenne the wood of Ocotea 

 caudata (Licaria guianensis, according to Aublet's Plantes de la Guiane 

 Frangaise, p. 313) is known as "Bois de Rose male". The natives call 

 the young trees Licari Kanali, but they regard the older specimens as a 

 different variety, calling them Sarsaffras. 



An article on Mexican linaloe woods by Holmes 4 ) gives a synopsis 

 of our present knowledge of the parent plants, the distribution, and the 

 character of these woods. According to Holmes there occur in Mexico, 

 in addition to Bursera Delpechiana Poiss. and B. Aloexylon Engl., which 

 yield linaloe oil, a whole series of other Bursera-species, including several 

 possessing aromatic properties, as, for instance, B. penicillata Engl., and 

 B. J ugar vides Engl. var. ventricosa; the latter having an odour of caraway. 



Lovage Oil. At this moment the distillation of our own crop is in 

 progress, but it is expected to produce barely enough oil to enable us to 

 execute the orders in arrear. We hope to be successful in procuring 

 sufficient quantities of other lovage-root from Thuringia, and so to be at 

 last able to overcome the scarcity which has been felt for such a long time. 



Mastix Oil. We here beg to call special attention to the fact that 

 we are in a position to supply most advantageously the pure distillate 

 from mastix resin, which is notoriously greatly in demand in the East. 



Matico Oil. We carry plentiful stocks of this article, which it is 

 not always possible to procure in sufficient quantities because the se- 

 lection of the distilling material occasionally involves great difficulty. We 

 do not believe that any change in prices is to be expected in the near future. 



2 ) Comp. the present Report, p. 26. 



2 ) Perfum. and Essent. Oil Record 1 (1910), 32. 



3 ) Pharm. Post 29 (1895), Nos. 46—48. 



4 ) Perfum. and Essent. Oil Record 1 (1910), 57. 



