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Balsamum var. y punctatum) has now also been described by ). D. Riedel 1 ), 

 who states that it possesses the following properties: 



A thick sticky extract, with an odour of coumarin, which, when exposed 

 to air, dries up into a soft, friable resin. Saponification number 184,8. 

 A constituent corresponding to the cinnameine of Peru balsam, of which 

 the extract yielded 10,1 p. c. was of serni-solid consistency and had 

 sap. v. 99,9. 



This description does not quite tally with that of Hartwich and jama, 

 inasmuch as the balsam examined by the latter was solid, had an odour 

 of tolu balsam, and yielded 5,83 p. c. of a cinnameine of oily consistency, 

 which only solidified into an ointment-like mass at — 20°. The sap. v. 

 of this balsam war 134,09. It is also noteworthy that the product analysed 

 by Riedel contained no cinnamic acid, whereas Hartwich and Jama were 

 able positively to identify cinnamic acid in their balsam. The difference 

 in the consistency of the two balsams Hartwich and Jama 2 ) regard as an 

 accident, and the other differences they attribute to the fact that Riedel's 

 balsam was not, like theirs, obtained from an incision in the trunk of the 

 tree, but probably from the fruit. They support this theory by pointing 

 out, among other things, that the conditions in the case of Peru balsam 

 are quite similar, for there, too, the fruit yields a product with an odour 

 of coumarin, and free from cinnamic acid. Moreover, from the examination 

 of a sample of the balsam sent to them by Riedel they found that the 

 odour reminded less of coumarin than of piperonal, but they leave it an 

 open question wether the last-named body or, possibly, vanillin is present 

 in the balsam. 



Rose "Schimmel § Co." (Red Rose). As already pointed out in 

 another part of this Report, the present year's rose-gathering in our 

 extended plantations at Miltitz has been carried out under very favourable 

 conditions, and we have therefore been able to prepare a sufficient quantity 

 of the natural raw material of our speciality, although by doing so we 

 used up the greater part of our flower-output, so that it was only possible 

 to distil small quantities of rose oil. Our "Red Rose Schimmel 8j Co." has 

 continued to pursue its victorious career in the perfumery-industry, and 

 the extent of its sale within recent months borders upon the incredible. 

 In the course of the last few years we have successfully placed upon the 

 market many interesting novelties in the domain of odoriferous substances, 

 but we are once more able to declare that no other similar speciality has 

 even approximately gained such a measure of approbation as has fallen 

 to this rose-perfume with a natural basis during the brief period which 

 has elapsed since its introduction. Our "Red Rose" represents a brilliantly 

 successful blending of Nature and Art. 



i) Biedels Mentor 1912, p. 33. 



2 ) Schweiz. Wochenschr. f. Chem. u. Pharm. 50 (1912), 312. 



