— 6o — 



this reacts only with bodies having propenyl side-chains, but not with 

 bodies having allyl side-chains. Whereas anethol combines with picric 

 acid in orange-red needles, melting at 68 to 70 , the experiment in 

 the case of all fractions of the oil in question remained without any 

 result whatever. 



The absence of anethol, however, is not the only respect in which 

 this oil differs from the samples previously examined. It is also lighter 

 and, opposite to the others, dextrorotatory. Furthermore, the occurrence 

 of eugenol and of the acids referred to above are new features in 

 kobushi oil. It is possible that these variations may be partly accounted 

 for by the conditions under which the distilling mateiial was grown, 

 or by the fact that in the distillation of the oils previously examined 

 a larger proportion of leaves was used than in the case of the sample 

 referred to above. 



The statement may also be of interest that the flower-buds and 

 the stalks of Magnolia Kobus are an old-fashioned Japanese remedy, 

 which was formerly used against headache, under the name of Shin-i. 



Oil of Laurel leaves. In addition to the oils distilled in France and 

 Germany, the produce of other countries is now also frequently seen 

 on the market, oils of quite suitable quality being offered from the 

 Mediterranean Islands and from Palestine in particular. The following 

 table gives a graphic view of the characteristics of the various oils: 















Ester 







6450 



aj) 



nD20° 



Acid 

 no. 



Ester 

 no. 



no. 

 after 

 acet. 



Solubility 



German and 1 



0,915 



-15° 



1,469 



up 



28 



58,3 



] in 1,3 vol. 80 p. c. ale, 



French | 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



> some (esp. French) samples 





0,932 



— 1 8°' 



1,477 



2,0 



43 



77,7 



J in 3 to 10 vol. 70 p. c. ale. 



Fiume . . . 



0,9281 



-13° 52' 



1,47156 



1,0 



31,9 





1 in 2,5 vol. 7° P- c - a l c » 

 J and more 



( 



0,9177 



— 1 6° 40' 



1,46862 



up 



29,8 



36,2 



] in 1 volume 80 p. c. ale, 



Corfu ....<[ 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



> mostly in 3 to 6 vol. 



1 



0,9211 



21° 40' 



1,47107 



1,5 



43,8 



82,5 



| 70 p. c. ale. 



Cyprus . . . 



0,9405 



- 5° 40' 



1,47372 



1,6 



25,3 



95,6 



)in 2 to 3 vol. 70 p. c. ale. 

 J and more 



f 



0,916 



-14° 



1,46516 



up 



21 



43,2 



| in I to 2 vol. 80 p. c. ale, 



Palestine . . \ 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



to 



> some in 4 to 7 vol. 



\ 



0,924 



— 21° 



1,46575 



2,2 



49 



81,4 



J 70 p. c. ale. 



Asia Minor . 



0,9268 



-15^50' 



1,46575 



0,8; 



34,8 



60,1 



lin 1 volume 80 p. c. ale. 

 J and more 



Lavender Oil. Business in lavender oil had dragged on quite 

 lifelessly during the past five months. As a result of the bad state 

 of trade, buyers showed themselves extremely reticent, but on the 



