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resin were available all that could be determined concerning it was that it contained 

 no cinnamic acid, for when heated with potassium permanganate it gave off no benz- 

 aldehyde-odour. 



As Wichmann states in the introduction to his paper, similar resins are collected 

 from Styrax ferruginea, Pohl (S. Pohlii, A. DC), a native of Brazil, and from S.ferruginea 

 Nees et Mart. (S. reticulata Mart.), S. aurea, Mart. (Paraphilia aurea, Mart.) and S. nervosum, 

 A. DC. 1 ). 



Borneol. From a communication in an English periodical we gather 2 ) that in japan, 

 in lieu of the natural Borneo camphor (Taisei JRiuno), synthetic borneol, imported from 

 Germany or France, is frequently used. Up to the present the import duty on borneol 

 was about 3 yen, and that on Borneo camphor 6 to 7 yen per kin, but in the revised 

 Customs Tariff the duties on imported borneol have been raised. This fact will no 

 doubt be of advantage to the Japanese borneol industry, which hitherto has not greatly 

 competed with the imported article. The imports into Japan of Borneo camphor, 

 Ngai-camphor, and borneol were as follows: — 



in 1909 14234 Kin 



„ 1910 35798 „ 



„ 1911 45199 „ 



„ 1912 (first 6 months) . 7947 „ 



Cinnamic Alcohol. We are now in a position to supply this preparation, for 

 which the demand is so great in the perfumery trade, on very advantageous terms, 

 as we have enlarged our manufacturing plant. We call attention to the reduced quo- 

 tation in our price-list. 



Coumarin. Since the regulation of the selling-prices by a Syndicate, the trade 

 in this article takes its course without noteworthy fluctuations, but the Syndicate has 

 at any rate established more wholesome conditions of business, which have saved the 

 article from utter ruin. In the export-trade, however, underselling is still of frequent 

 occurrence, the Swiss manufacturers of synthetics being specially prominent in soliciting 

 orders at prices and conditions which exclude any consideration of profit. 



Eucalyptol. The scarcity of eucalyptus oils containing eucalyptol, concerning 

 which we report on another page, has of course greatly stimulated the sale of our 

 pure eucalyptol. Although we still dispose of very considerable supplies of cheap 

 raw material, the tightening of prices is of course only a question of time, and we 

 earnestly advise our regular customers not to forego the opportunity which still exists 

 of covering their requirements cheaply. 



Geraniol. It is hardly necessary to point out that the high prices of geranium 

 oil have stimulated the trade in geraniol to an extraordinary degree. Our works are 

 now in a position to supply large quantities regularly, and it is therefore hardly possible 

 that such delays in delivery as sometimes took place last year, much to our regret, 

 will occur again. 



x ) According to the Index Keuvnsis, Styrax nervosum, A. DC. is synonymus with S.ferrupineion. Nees et Mart. 

 2 ) Chemist and Druggist 81 (1912), 477. 



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