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oils. On distillation with water-vapour the fruit yields 1,5 to 3,5°/ 00 , 

 the leaves 0,5 to o,8°/ 00 essential oil of a bright colour and bitter taste 

 which has the following constants: 



fresh oil from leaves: n Di7,5° 1*50083; n Di8,5° 1,50928 



Old „ „ „ n D17,5° 1,50036; "D18,5° I,50892. 



Oil from unripe fruit: di 5 o 0,9019; n Di7,5° M995I ) optical rotation feeble 

 „ ripe „ d 15 o 0,9055; n D 17,50 1,50036 j towards the left. 



The portions of the leaf-oil boiling from 150 to 220 (750 mm. 

 pressure), or respectively 8o° to 120 (30 mm. pressure), contain a ter- 

 pene which has not been identified further. In the higher boiling 

 fraction, boiling point 2 50 to 2 65 , di 5 o 0,91661, n Di5° 1, 50559, cadinene 

 could be detected by its hydrochloride melting at 117 . This fraction 

 consists chiefly of a sesquiterpene, d^o 0,916, n Di5° 1,50652, which 

 approaches in its qualities clovene, or the companion of cadinene dis- 

 covered by Wallach, or which may possibly be regarded as a new 

 sesquiterpene for which the author proposes the name "amorphene". 



Angelica Oil. Our own cultivations have suffered so much from 

 the abnormal drought that only one quarter of an ordinary crop may 

 be expected. The roots have but sparingly developed, owing to 

 lack of nutriment, and are partly completely stunted. In Thuringia 

 also the situation is not much better. In Belgium, on the other 

 hand,, the roots are said to have turned out well. 



Anise Oil. Since the Russian anise - markets have taken place, 

 it is now possible to survey to some extent the result of the harvest. 

 In consequence of the cool weather which, contrary to the weather 

 conditions in the Central European countries, has prevailed in the 

 provinces where anise is indigenous, the harvest has been greatly 

 delayed this year, and the quantities brought to the markets were smaller 

 than usual. For these parcels very high prices were asked. The harvest is 

 said to be unfavourable as regards quantity; the quality of the seed 

 is good. 



Our quotations of Russian anise oil may possibly be higher in the 

 course of next month. 



The cultivation of anise has recently received attention from the 

 part of the Algerian Government. A supplement to No. 12 of 

 the Bulletin de l'Office du Gouvernement general de l'Algerie (1904), 

 contains a long article in which this subject is thoroughly discussed. 

 The experiments made at Mustapha have succeeded extremely well. 

 According to statements contained in this work, Spain produces about 

 2000000 kilos anise. The centres of production are 1. Province of 

 Mancha: Daimiel, Manzanares, Membrilla, Bolanes, Torralva, Villaruba, 

 et Quintanar de la Orden; 2. Province of Andalusia: Torrecampo, 



