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stitute for the natural oil fully equalling the latter in quality, but to surpass 

 the natural oil by its greater lucrativeness, weight for weight. We cannot 

 too often repeat that since the introduction and repeated improvement 

 of our Artificial Neroli Oil, the employment of the natural article has 

 become a luxury in the true sense of the word. 



Roure-Bertrand Fils 1 ) have received from Syria a neroli oil which 

 behaved as follows: d 15 o 0,8758, « D + 1°6\ sap. v. 51,5=18% linalyl 

 acetate, soluble in 1 vol. and more 80% alcohol. When the oil was greatly 

 diluted fluorescence ensued, with separation of paraffin. 



Niaouli Oil. The oil from the leaves of Melaleuca viridiflora, Brongn. 

 et Gris., known as niaouli oil, is recommended by Rallier du Batay 2 ) as 

 a substitute for iodoform-ether and naphthol-camphor for injection in 

 tuberculous ulcers, on the ground that its administration is less painful 

 and attended by less danger than that of the other two remedies named. 

 At first the dose is from 5 to 10 minims, but it is rapidly increased. At 

 the commencement of the treatment a somewhat severe reaction is ex- 

 perienced, but the tuberculous ulcer is rapidly reduced and when the treat- 

 ment is continued the pus-cavity is healed and cicatrises. 



We abstract the following particulars from an article on the Niaouli 

 tree 3 ) (Melaleuca viridiflora, Brongn. et Gris., N. O. Myrtaceas), which has 

 appeared in a French periodical: — The niaouli tree is distributed 

 plentifully throughout the whole island of New Caledonia. It resembles 

 our birch tree in the pale colour of its bark, and it is said that in marshy 

 districts it purifies the air, kills the mosquitoes and prevents the occurrence 

 of fever. The wood, which is very durable, is a favourite material for 

 shipbuilding, while from the bark a great variety of articles is manufactured. 

 In addition to New Caledonia the niaouli tree also occurs in Annam, 

 where it is known to the natives by the name of Cay-Tram. 



Nutmeg Oil. The want of nutmegs suitable for distillation is oc- 

 casionally severely felt, but in the period under review there has been no 

 lack of such qualities, and we have been able to offer tbis important 

 article at unaltered cheap rates. Our output is considerable, and we are 

 able to quote special rates for large parcels. 



Oil from Ocimum viride. From the Imperial Institute in London 

 we received some time ago a sample of oil which had been obtained from 

 Ocimum viride, Willd. (N. O. Labiatae); a native of tropical West Africa. The 

 oil had a thyme-like odour, was of a brown colour, and possessed the 



x ) Berichte von Roure-Bertrand Fils, April 1911, 26. 



2 ) Quoted from: Der Kinderarzt 22 (1911), 149. 



3 ) R. Koch, Parfum. moderne 4 (1911), 50. 



