SA ee mati Chemicats and the Relations between Smell rn Constitution” is the title 
e. Bey reports on perfumery in antiquity, describing the most important 
metics will find some useful information in the article. 
Bibliographical Notes. 
_ Last summer, the second: volume of the third edition of J. von Wiesner’s well- 
own work “Die Rohstoffe des Pflanzenreichs” (the raw materials derived from plants) 
va s published by Wilhelm Engelmann in Leipzig. The first volume had been completed 
ready in 1914. Wiesner, to whom science is greatly indebted, having died in October 
1916, T. F. Hanausek and J. Moeller ue been entrusted with the continuation and 
a ipletion of his work. 
_A considerable part of the second volume is taken up by K. Wilhelm’s chapter 
n the several kinds of wood and in which a good many plants are discussed that 
ae our industry with raw material. We would call attention to the following: On 
page 550 the so-called West-Indian sandalwood is spoken of as being of unknown 
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it comes from the Rutacea Amyris balsamifera*). 
Messrs. R. M. Gattefossé and L. Lamothe’s book (188 pages), entitled: 1: “Culture et 
dustrie des Plantes aromatiques et des Plantes médicinales de Montagne’ (Paris 1917) 
ma be looked upon as an extended 4th edition of L. Lamothe’s treatise “Lavande et 
An ic’. Having fully discussed the 24 edition at the time*), we may here be short. 
e chief part of the book is taken up by the cultivation of lavender (Lavandula vera, DC.) 
and its. varieties and hybrids; then the cultivation of spike lavender, thyme, Salvia 
Ss ea, TOSemary, hyssop, camomile, lime-tree and angelica is dealt with. 
__ A concise chapter refers to the lavender parasites and the little illustration given 
meant to show the different stages of development of one such parasite. Experts’), 
wever, have drawn the author's attention to the fact that the pictures do not represent 
¢ and the same insect at different stages, but the chrysalis of a small moth, two 
iapodes (Julus) and a larva, probably of a beetle. 
The third edition of E. J. Parry’s well-known book “The eee of Essential Oils 
ann’s work “Die ithordechen Ole” (The Volatile Oils), stating that it had not been 
slated into English as yet. This is a mistake, however, for the first two volumes 
? been published in English in 1913 and 1916, respectively, the former having even 
r 1 discussed at the time in the peerianety and Essential Oil | Record”) 
A 3) Perfum. Record 8 (1917), 222. — 2) Deutsche Parf.-Ztg. 4 (1918), 83.. — %) E. M. Poles: W. Kirkby 
1 a Petersen, Pharm. Journ. Ill. 16 (1886), 757, 821, 1065; 62 (1899), 53, 137, 205. — Comp. Gildemeister 
poe Die atherischen Ole, 2"4 ed., vol. Ill, p. 114. — *) Comp. Report November 1908, 76. — 5) Parfum. 
erne 11 (1918), 5. — *%) Comp. Report October 1909, 108. — 7) Perfum. Record 9 (1918), 81; — 8) Perfum. 
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metics and scents then used. All those interested in the history of perfumery and - 
drigin, which is not correct, as it has been determined years ago beyond doubt that 
Arica pee) has appeared and is announced in J. C. Umney’ s”) “Perfumery 
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