— 106 — 



The oil differs considerably from distillates of the same plant which 

 have been examined previously 1 ). It is a remarkable fact that Roure- 

 Bertrand Fils specially state that their sample contained neither ketones nor 

 aldehydes, whereas van der Wielen as well as we ourselves had found 

 pulegone to be the principal constituent of Javanese peppermint oil. 



Peppermint Oil, Saxon. In spite of the favourable prospects in the 

 spring, the yield of our Miltitz fields has left much to be desired, which 

 is the more regrettable because this finest quality of peppermint oil has 

 created for itself in the course of recent years a circle of customers to 

 whom this particular quality has become indispensable for certain purposes. 

 Our new supplies are barely sufficient to carry out the contracts for 

 delivery into which we have already entered, and all our customers who 

 are interested in Saxon oil are urgently advised to cover their requirements 

 now, because it is certain that afterwards we shall be unable to offer 

 this oil. 



Petitgrain Oil. Generally speaking, the position of this oil has 

 remained unchanged, but lately the supplies appear to have exceeded the 

 demand, for we have received extremely favourable offers of excellent 

 qualities. Considerable stocks are still warehoused in Europe, and the 

 market must therefore be described as very flat. The total exports in the 

 year 1909 amounted to 31,000 kilos, or about 1,000 kilos in excess of 

 those of 1908. 



The U. S. Consul at Asuncion gives the following particulars' 2 ) con- 

 cerning the distillation of petitgrain oil in Paraguay: — 



Petitgrain oil is distilled in Paraguay from the leaves of the orange 

 trees which grow wild throughout the country. The leaves are collected 

 by the natives, who are paid 12 cents per 22 lbs. From 550 to 660 lbs. 

 of the leaves yield 0,95 lbs. oil, which is purified by the dealers and ex- 

 porters according to a secret process. 



The exports to the United States in the year 1909 amounted to 

 17 264 lbs., of a value of $ 24 767. 



The total export was as follows rf ): — 



1908 . ^30 274 kilos 

 1907 { J 10 872 „ 

 1906 - 9 698 „ 



From a note in the Perfumery and Essential Oil Record 1 ) we observe 

 that latterly considerable quantities of petitgrain oil have been placed 



*) Comp. Report April 1905, 64; November 1908, 101. 



2 ) Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter 77 (1910), No. 18, p. 52. 



3 ) Report October 1909, 101. 



4 ) Perfum. and Essent. Oil Record 1 (1910). 157. 



